Antique 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Gilded Iron Lama's Pen Case Derge 1700 Decorative Arts 12th-13th century

12th-13th century

a Pueblo adobe house to the background

Yozo Hamaguchi  (1909-2000)

25" wide X 6

This mirror originally would have been above a very grand fireplace

Antique 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Gilded Iron Lama's Pen Case Derge 1700 Decorative Arts 12th-13th centuryA fine & unusally large antique Tibetan gilded iron pen case, circa 1700. The cylindrical pen case in two parts & made from gilded iron, with finely pierced openwork and engraved decoration. At each end is a stylized bulbous shaped lotus blossom finial, both the the short end & long end having skillfully engraved openwork with foliate & dragon decoration. The pencase having two loops to receive a cord so the case could be hung from a sash or belt, the