A WOOD CHEST WITH IRON CEREMONIAL IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS

Description:

Tibet, ca. 19th ct.
L. 73 cm
The rectangular wood chest with hinged cover decorated with metal ornaments, each incised with various musters, the inside with many iron implements, all incised with scrolling tendrils, dragons and wavy lines.
Property from the Tibet and Asian collection of the Swabian Kienzle brothers, assembled between 1965 and 1986
Traces of age, partly corroded