Antique Thai Gouache and Gold Leaf Painting of Mythical Ghilen NY 4 1/2" t x 2

4 1/2" t x 2 7/8" diameter and in very good condition

including lots and lots of teeth

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

And in my world we'd give up ice cube trays in favor of large blocks of ice again to be broken up into much more pleasing chips

with beautiful old metal wrap mends to each of the corners

Antique Thai Gouache and Gold Leaf Painting of Mythical Ghilen NY 4 1/2" t x 2I 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