Painted Tibetan 'Dragon' Storage Chest - 18th Century Material - Terracotta These tansu would have been

These tansu would have been commission pieces and made for exceedingly wealthy individuals

The print is #29 entitled 'Hashidate' from a set entitled 'An Excellent Selection of Thirty-six Noted Courtesans (Meigi sanjûroku kasen)

Glazed Terracotta Storage Jar From Shanxi - 19thC

and the bleached finish enhances the natural grain of the timber

Painted Tibetan 'Dragon' Storage Chest - 18th Century Material - Terracotta These tansu would have beenTibetan antique furniture with original painting was always unusual to find and incredibly difficult to come by. This very decorative dragon chest is one of our favourite pieces from an excellent quality recently acquired collection. The crimson foreground is decorated in vibrant polychrome pigments with a central quatrefoil panel enclosing a ferocious writhing dragon grasping a flaming pearl amongst scrolling leafy lotus stems, on a floral brocade