Antique Tibetan Buddhist Hand-drawn, Hand-painted Mandala on Paper wood carving but on the underside of

but on the underside of the box in what appears to be the same hand one can just make out "To Mummy"

as accurately documented in photos

All three though were hand-painted

So many wonderful wooden boxes in the world

wrapping around the sides of the egg and surrounded by flames

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Hand-drawn, Hand-painted Mandala on Paper wood carving but on the underside ofNot my usual thing, but I've been admiring old Buddhist spiritual drawings of late and keeping an eye out for antique hand drawn and painted examples on paper so was thrilled to find this beautiful mandala, 19th century I believe. I am not expert in the least, but this one appears closely in keeping with traditional Thanka mandala, with Yantra at center (the circle inside of triangle inside of circle); then square divided by color into four quadrants