Antique 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Gilded Iron Lama's Pen Case Derge 1700 Redo 5" wide (Staff is 12

5" wide (Staff is 12

this is an early and large work in excellent condition

having a serpentine shaped front with a gadrooned edge

the center of the dial with a bas relief of palm trees and figures below the sun and a fort to the background

Antique 18th Century Tibetan Buddhist Gilded Iron Lama's Pen Case Derge 1700 Redo 5" wide (Staff is 12A 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