Kachalinta: Old Tibetan Cabinets

Amongst Tibet furniture, cabinets are perhaps the most popular for the ease with which they can be adapted into a modern home. The most usual cabinets, those with the panels and doors opening in the front, were found both in the Tibetan monasteries as well as in the homes. With the cabinets, particularly, the artists of the day could give free reign to their aesthetic inspiration, without the iconographic constraints of religious art. Therefore, the cabinets offer a wide variety of decorations, from floral patterns, geometric designs and Buddhist auspicious symbols, to pictorial representations of popular stories. These are an example of some of the authentic, old Tibetan cabinets in stock.

SC676

18th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC676 Detail

Decorated in a style known as "red and black"

SC575

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC575 Detail

Six panel with floral design

SC862

19th-20th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC862 Detail

Lotus flower with cloud design frame

SC800

19th-20th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC696

19th-20th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC696 Detail

Pictorical cabinet

SC790

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC790 Detail

Red, black and green design

SC803

Floral design 19th Century Cabinet

SC875

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC875 Detail

Floral mandala

SC877

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC828

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC828 Detail

Floral with ragdul background

SC864

Cabinet19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC829

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC829 Detail

Floral on yellow background

SC841

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC833

19th Century Torgam Cabinet

SC833 Detail

Wrathful face of Mahakala

SC858

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC861

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC861 Detail

Flowers in a vase

SC866

19th-20th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC871

19th-20th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC871 Detail

Floral and dragon design

SC873

19th-20th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC867

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC867 Detail

A striking palatte with a black border contrasting the orange

SC670

19th Century Yangam Cabinet

SC872

19th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC872 Detail

Decorated with the continuous "wang-zi" design

SC785

19-20th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC785 Detail

Classic cabinet with floral design

SC884

19-20th Century Cabinet
Central Tibet

SC884 Detail

Lotus flowers on a red background