Antique Thai Gouache and Gold Leaf Painting of Mythical Ghilen NY with beautiful old metal wrap

with beautiful old metal wrap mends to each of the corners

framed with this amazing sculptural mane that appears covered in gold leaf

All sorts of ways to display it--and things to do with it

but this quintessentially Art Deco image of archeress and greyhound at the center of the lid

including lots and lots of teeth

Antique Thai Gouache and Gold Leaf Painting of Mythical Ghilen NY with beautiful old metal wrapI believe this gouache watercolor with hand applied gold leaf details is Thai, 19th century I would guess. And I know for sure that this fantastic creature is the mythical Ghilen, which has its origins in Chinese culture (embodying the combination of earth, water, fire, wood, and metal), but with Thai representations distinguished by the depiction of two, rather than one, antlers. And I just think it's fantastic looking, rendered here in lush blue and