Painted Tibetan Torgam Offering Cabinet - 19thC Origin - Ersari Combining elegant carving with honest

Combining elegant carving with honest wear

- Various possessions of the Chakravartin including the generals insignia

54 x 41 x 85 (wxdxh cms)

supplied with strong hangers

Painted Tibetan Torgam Offering Cabinet - 19thC Origin - Ersari Combining elegant carving with honestThis antique Tibetan torgam cabinet is from the Kham region in Eastern Tibet. Original polychrome painted Tibetan torgam cabinets are very unusual to find with most being either reproduction or repainted. Smaller torgam were found in private homes but larger pieces like this would have likely been used in monasteries. They were used to house torma, offering sculptures made from butter and barley flour. Torma offerings were most commonly made during