Tibetan Choksar with Dragon Painting - Early 18thC Lighting weight 44 grams

weight 44 grams

Almost 200 years old and perfectly suited for a blanket box at the end of a bed in a bedroom

mottled red-orange surface

A box is first sculpted from wax and then coated with clay (usually made from termite hills) which creates the outer mold

Even though pottery developed in China 2000 years ago- most experts believe that true porcelain - which also originated in China - did not emerge in the region until the Han Dynasty - 202 BC to 220 AD

Tibetan Choksar with Dragon Painting - Early 18thC Lighting weight 44 gramsTibetan Choksar with Original painting Circa Early 18thC. Choksars are used as prayer tables. They are constructed from cedar or pine and decorated in the traditional Tibetan colours. The colours and designs used are very decorative. It has become extremely difficult to find pieces these days and because of this many reproduction pieces are appearing on the market. From Tibet 76 x 36 x 42 (wxdxh cms) UK Delivery Charge except Highlands & Islands 40