A Tibetan ceremonial 'Chab Shub', 18th century, made from old Chinese brocaded silk, with a turquoise-inlaid gilt bronze stopper, 36.5 cm long, 23.5 cm wide. Reference: see Barbara Lipton, Treasures of Tibetan Art: Collections of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, 1996, cat. No. 133, p. 243 for a similar example. Provenance: Mossgreen, 16-17/11/2009, Alex Biancardi Collection, lot 421. From the Collection of Robert Bleakley, former Chairman of Sotheby's Australia