The cabinet’s palette of gold designs against vermilion and black backgrounds represents a luxurious expression in furniture of the red-field and black-field (gser thang) genres of Tibetan painting (see M.83.253, AC1993.190.1 and M.86.292.1-.183). Here, gold leaf is used in place of gold paint to create the composition. Yangam cabinets are used to house Wealth Vases (yangbum) filled with precious metals, gems, and other auspicious substances. The vases are used in annual ceremonies performed to increase one’s wealth or good fortune. The exterior of the cabinet is adorned on the front left and right panels with symbolic depictions of two black Wealth Vases set in landscapes. They hold golden flowers and are inscribed with the Chinese shou character for longevity. In the center on the cabinet doors is a black lobed roundel with the Chinese character for prosperity and other auspicious symbols. It is surrounded by the Buddhist Eight Auspicious Symbols and the Chinese character for double happiness in gold on either side. Scrolling foliage fills the four spandrels. The exterior ends of the cabinet are each painted with a red flowering plant with a precious jewel on a green ground, The interior of the cabinet is embellished with an eight-spoked wheel, skull cup bowl offerings, animals, and birds in red and gold outlines on a black ground.