Tibet, circa 18th century Each decorated with lobed cartouches enclosing a dragon holding gems, intermingled with foliage, peony flowers and large gold and red spandrels, one chest with five dragons and the other with four. Each chest 117cm × 60cm x 43cm (46in x 23 3/4in x 17in). (2).
Published: Chris Buckley, Tibetan Furniture, Warren, CT., 2005, pp. 138 and 139, no. 131. (a copy of the book is sold with this lot)
約十八世紀 藏傳木雕彩繪龍紋衣箱 一對
This pair of large chests probably dates from the heyday of the production during the eighteenth century. They were made to impress and must have belonged to an individual or institution of some wealth, possibly one of the larger monasteries.
Buckley notes that they attempted to emulate Chinese Imperial designs, with nine dragons being a symbol of the Chinese Emperor. The depiction of nine dragons across the two chests therefore implies a flattering comparison between their owner with the Chinese Imperial family.
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