Thai oxcart panel T480
Teak wood panel used for the back of an old bullock cart, with painted floral patterns and the inscription meaning «Driving a car, not needed for a chariot» (metaphorically meaning «although you became a rich, you should not forget your root»), framed by two nagas.
Northern Thailand.
Mid 20th th century.
128 cm long x 50 cm high x 2 cm.