Painting Of Kali Trampling Shiva - Jaipur School - 19th Century Period - Early 19th Century This ornately carved Chinese altar

This ornately carved Chinese altar table is from Qinghai in North West China

The interior candle box would have been used for storing candles

Approx size including the stand

The origins of Celadon began at the end of the Han Dynasty (206 BC €“ 220AD) but it wasn€™t until the Jin Dynasty (265 €“ 420) that the creation of celadon excelled as an art form

Painting Of Kali Trampling Shiva - Jaipur School - 19th Century Period - Early 19th Century This ornately carved Chinese altarThis Indian 19th century Jaipur school gouache painting depicts Kali trampling a prostrate Shiva. The Hindu goddess Kali became enraged that many demons and asuras had begun dominating the world. In a fury, Kali went into a bloodlust and slaughtered everything. Her husband and lord of the gods, Shiva went to stop her rage, but nothing would could stop her. In desperation, he threw himself beneath her feet. As she began to trample him, her trance was