Painted Tibetan 'Flaming Lotus' Storage Chest - 18th Century Small Mirrors This old Japanese woodblock print

This old Japanese woodblock print is by renowned woodblock print artist Utagawa Kunisada and from a set of three entitled 'Jewell River of Noda

Made from jackfruit wood and from South India

It's made on a hand powered lathe

Mounted On Custom Stand

He is worshipped as Mallanna in The Deccan

Painted Tibetan 'Flaming Lotus' Storage Chest - 18th Century Small Mirrors This old Japanese woodblock printThis decorative Central Tibet monastic chest dates to the 18th century and is published in the book Tibetan Furniture: Identifying, Appreciating, Collecting by Chris Buckley. It has a central 'flaming lotus' design surrounded by a typical quatrefoil frame infilled with traditional geometric brocade designs. The flaming lotus is a symbol of Buddhist belief. The blossoming of a lotus symbolises enlightenment, purity, and reaching enlightenment from