Gorgeous 19th C. Handwoven Mat of Calico Fabrics antique tibetan painted panel I'd treat it as a

I'd treat it as a sculpture and find a proud place for it

though could be even a bit older than that

) Perfectly set against a just right blue ground that makes me think of frescoes

so I'm listing some of my favorite pieces individually

The wonderful spiderweb-like field surrounding it here suggests a nest to me

Gorgeous 19th C. Handwoven Mat of Calico Fabrics antique tibetan painted panel I'd treat it as aMy new favorite old thing, and one I'd be especially glad to keep for myself to my eye just as beautiful as can be. I'm guessing this was made as a table mat, 2nd half 19th c. I believe, woven of scraps of hand dyed calicos. The combination of soft variegated indigo blues with red on white prints that read as pinks of various intensities just makes me swoon, all the better for the free form shape, a little wider at one end than the other and narrower