{"product_id":"painted-tibetan-storage-chest-18thc","title":"Painted Tibetan Storage Chest - 17th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Tibetan storage chest is painted with a \u003cstrong\u003etriple medallion\u003c\/strong\u003e scheme on a rich red ground, framed by a meander (key) border and scrolling florals. The composition consciously imitates a \u003cstrong\u003eTibetan rug\u003c\/strong\u003e field, while the disciplined roundels and borders point to patterns derived from \u003cem\u003ekati rimo\u003c\/em\u003e silk brocades—textile sources that early Tibetan workshops translated into paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs noted by leading studies of Himalayan furniture, painted chests like this served both practical and devotional roles: secure storage for textiles and garments, and—when lined up in ranks—an altar façade whose imagery conveyed \u003cstrong\u003eauspicious\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eprotective\u003c\/strong\u003e meaning. The present example’s brocade-informed layout and robust ironwork support a cautious attribution to the \u003cstrong\u003e17th century\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tibet (Himalayan region)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17th century (stylistic comparison with early textile-derived painted chests)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain material:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softwood carcass with mineral pigments; iron hasp, strap hinges and corner mounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotifs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Triple medallion “rug” layout, lotus scrolls, meander\/key-pattern border, rosettes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dovetailed carcass with plank lid; painted front panel within a black framed surround; heavy ironwork for stacking and transport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFunction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Storage for clothing and festival textiles; commonly arranged to form domestic or monastic altar walls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Surface wear, age toning and small paint losses from long use; structurally sound and well presented\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chris Buckley, \u003cem\u003eTibetan Furniture: Identifying · Appreciating · Collecting\u003c\/em\u003e (River Books, 2005); David Kamansky (ed.), \u003cem\u003eWooden Wonders: Tibetan Furniture in Secular and Religious Life\u003c\/em\u003e (2004); Dale Carolyn Gluckman, “A Multifaceted Relationship: Textiles and Tibetan Painted Furniture” (LACMA, 2003).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare early painted Tibetan chest in which \u003cstrong\u003ebrocade-derived roundels\u003c\/strong\u003e and a disciplined “rug” layout capture the deep dialogue between textiles and furniture in Himalayan material culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BinderKing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53551573827893,"sku":"M449","price":4576.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/5243\/2181\/files\/LifestyleM449.jpg?v=1789233758","url":"https:\/\/binderking.shop\/products\/painted-tibetan-storage-chest-18thc","provider":"BinderKing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}