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This is a tibetan box used as a rice hoder.
| place of origin | Tibet | |
| material | wooden | |
| model number | LF-BOX 139 | |
| size | L36cm W36cm H65cm | |
| packing | Usually we use two layers to pack them, the inner layer is by the plastic foam, second layer(outside of the first layer) is the four-layers paper carton,big items finially packed with the strong plastic strip.usually 80-90 pieces of middle size chest can be fit into a 20- foot container . | |
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Tibetan monastic boxes or chests were originally used in the store rooms of monasteries to hold the brocades, hangings, ornaments, Cham costumes, masks and other precious objects that were not used every day. These chests were often offered to the monastery by a sponsor, so each donor would try to use the best materials and the best artists ofthe time to make the box a worthy offering. They were also commissioned by the monastic authorities themselves, and would have been painted by the thankha painters of that monastery. Often large amounts of gold and the best mineral colours were used in the execution, hence some of the best examples of Tibetan furniture decoration are found on these chests. Dragons, lotus flowers and flaming jewels are amongst the most popular motifs on the boxes Along with some tables, the covered storage boxes are among the earliest examples of surviving Tibetan furniture. Many date from the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. By the nineteenth century they were being supplanted by the cabinet, which provided much easier access to its contents. These storage boxes compare in shape and dimensions to the six-board chest of the West. (To avoid confusion between storage boxes and cabinets, we have tried to avoid using the word chest for either). Some of these boxes were painted directly on the raw wood. Others were covered with cloth before being painted, and a few were covered with leather before paint was applied. Often gesso was used to produce raised decorations. Other boxes were finished with natural or dyed leather, sometimes with decorative panels of brocade or colorful fur. In most cases arrow-tipped iron or brass corner and side brackets were nailed to the box, both to reinforce the sides and to provide an additional decorative element. The tops were usually secured with iron ring hinges.
Tibetan box hand painted