A WOOD AND METAL "BEY LEP" OR "DUOMUHU" EWER, TIBET, XIXth century.The cylindrical wooden body encircled by metal rings linked by a vertical chased copper bar, the upper rim cut out, the gilt copper spout depicting a makara head, the lid lined with an openwork plate of stylised motifs.(A WOOD AND METAL "BEY LEP" OR "DUOMUHU" EWER, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY.HEIGHT. 46 CM (18 1/8 IN.)Note: this type of jug, whose Tibetan name means "butter bucket", was also used in monasteries to store milk tea or wine. This shape was adapted very early on in China, in a variety of materials including porcelain and cloisonné enamels, and given the name "duomuhu".