Painted Floral Choksar Prayer Table from Tibet - 19th Century Planters & Wastepaper Bins 55 x 5 x 88

55 x 5 x 88 (wxdxh cms)

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minor chips and surface marks consistent with decades of use

This antique Chinese sideboard was originally an altar cabinet used for ancestor worship in Shanxi province

Very few examples of Japanese exportware like this remained in Japan as they were mostly exported

Painted Floral Choksar Prayer Table from Tibet - 19th Century Planters & Wastepaper Bins 55 x 5 x 88An antique Tibetan painted choksar From Central Tibet dating from the 19th century. This particular Choksar is decorated with floral designs framed by faux bamboo and raised kyungbur gesso work. The panels feature blossoming chrysanthemum flowers framed by trees (probably Naga trees). On one panel a woman reaches up to pick the low hanging fruit. Choksars (as with antique Tibetan furniture in general) are becoming increasingly rare. Choksars were used