Tibetan style furniture hand painted

Tibetan style furniture
native tibetan hand painted used as a holy table.
Natural colour & old pine .
A tibetan furniture native tibetan hand painted, used as a holy table with two doors two drawers on each side.


place of origin
Tibet
material
wooden
model number
LF-Table 367
size
L 100cm W 100cm H42cm
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 .
weight

Tables are an interesting category of Tibetan furniture, consisting of a large variety of types and styles, which are usually defined by their use. The tall, elaborately carvedand/or painted tables are throne tables, which would have been found in front of a Lama's high seat. Lower tables, often painted on three or even four sides, or those made of hard wood,which were unpainted and possibly lightly carved, would have been used in front of seats either in the monasteries or in the households. Folding tables were also used in front of seats and could easily be transported, perhaps for use in the open or in the tents for picnics or other occasions. The long, low, finely decorated tables were placed in front of altars, containing representations of the Buddha, and on them were placed traditional offerings. The cabriole tables, called by the Tibetans kyi-su, meaning "dog-legged", are amongst the most sought after pieces of Tibetan furniture because among them are found some of the earliest pieces of Tibetan furniture. The great diversity of decorative styles and patterns found on the tables are comparable to those encountered on the cabinets.
Tibetan tables occur in a variety of sizes and shapes and decorative styles. They are among the earliest forms of Tibetan furniture, but unlike the storage boxes, they continued to be produced throughout the history of Tibetan furniture. Some tables had a decidedly religious usage, while many were given over to governmental purposes or for use in the home. Some tables are painted, some are carved, and some are ofplain varnished wood.
The variety of tables in fact is so great that it is difficult to state where the designation "table"
should leave off and a different designation begin. Some tables are constructed almost exactly like cabinets with four sides, shelves, and opening with swinging doors. Only their dimensions make them seem like tables. Other Tibetan tables more resemble what we would normally call a "stand". These stand-like tables will have a front, two sides, and a top, but are without any kind of back. Folding tables by their very nature are without a back. Some of these backless tables may have a bar or a shelf which holds the sides rigid, but often there is nothing. Tables like these were commonly used in monasteries. Monks sit on cushions behind these tables, and a back would only have hampered access. The monk sits behind the open back and can keep accessories hidden behind the table or on its top surface. Another stand-like table may have four sides, but upon turning it over, one sees that there is no bottom shelf and no access to the inside except by having turned it over. Then there are tables with drawers. These invariably have four sides. Many of the hardwood tables are equipped with drawers which run the length of the table.Some painted tables are of this same construction as well. Another style of table has carved legs of various designs. Some resemble Western cabriole style legs, some resemble Chinese tables, and there are any number of hybrid forms as well.