3 Door Painted Mongolian Sideboard - 19th Century Cabinets Hand Carved Marble Guanyin Head

Hand Carved Marble Guanyin Head From Hebei Province

Material: Mango wood

Lacquer boxes are commonly used in Rajasthan and Gujarat for storing jewellery

These Indian antique painted doors and frame hark from Gujarat and have been reclaimed from an old haveli

naturally weathered surface

3 Door Painted Mongolian Sideboard - 19th Century Cabinets Hand Carved Marble Guanyin HeadThis antique Mongolian painted sideboard dates to the 19th century. It has layers of paint and lacquer built up over many years of use, some of which have worn away giving it a wonderful feeling of age. The doors have scenes of an official or courtly nature painted on them. They have at some point been minimally vandalized, most likely during the time of Mao. This was done to preserve the piece, as vandalized pieces were spared destruction in the time