Rare 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Painted Altar Cabinet

Rare 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Painted Altar Cabinet

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Rare 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Painted Altar Cabinet

SKU 1402723 Categories Altar Table, Furniture, Painted Cabinet, Tables / Doors / Desk Tags antique tibetan, asian antiques

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Region	Himalayan / Tibetan

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Rare Tibetan hand-painted lacquer altar cabinet. Original finish with patina. The front three panels depict three faces. The left face has red skin and green hair with eyes opened wide. The middle face is upside down with eyes coming out of its skull, representing the kapala or skull cup used in sacred Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies.
The face on the right is called citipati, representing both the eternal dance of death as well as perfect awareness. Two of the panels are hinged and open to the spacious interior of the altar cabinet.

18th Century

Dimensions: 41″ L x 18″ D x 26 1/4″ H

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Rare Tibetan hand-painted lacquer altar cabinet. Original finish with patina. The front three panels depict three faces. The left face has red skin and green hair with eyes opened wide. The middle face is upside down with eyes coming out of its skull, representing the kapala or skull cup used in sacred Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies.
The face on the right is called citipati, representing both the eternal dance of death as well as perfect awareness. Two of the panels are hinged and open to the spacious interior of the altar cabinet.

18th Century

Dimensions: 41″ L x 18″ D x 26 1/4″ H

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Region	Himalayan / Tibetan

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