Antique Tibetan Buddhist Hand-drawn, Hand-painted Mandala on Paper early 20th century Chinese cinnabar box and how protective the shell/lid

and how protective the shell/lid feels in relation to the box below

on both sides

Framed as I found him in an old wood frame which I think suits him well

Total size is 10" x 7 3/4" x 1 1/4"

stacked with cookbooks  and perhaps with favorite recipes stuffed inside the drawer

Antique Tibetan Buddhist Hand-drawn, Hand-painted Mandala on Paper early 20th century Chinese cinnabar box and how protective the shell/lidNot 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