Bidspirit auction | Tibetan Polychrome Lacquered Cheppu Altar

Tibetan Polychrome Lacquered Cheppu Altar Chest - Tibetan lacquered and hand-painted polychrome wooden altar box or ritual shrine chest depicting a mythological cheppu figure or dragon within a medallion cartouche. Possibly carved of elm wood. Height: 12 1/2 in x width: 26 in x depth: 12 in. Condition: The chest is structurally sound, however, it wobbles slightly. Wear commensurate with age and use. Areas of flaking to the pigment resulting in minute to small losses to the pigment throughout. Some chips along the high points. Light separation to the joints. Horizontal splits forming along the surface of the altar. Wear to the feet, including scuffs, scratches, and chips.