Taiwan's Palace Museum is exhibiting rare Tibetan Buddhism artefacts, shipped from China, in a show called Tibet, Treasures From the Roof of the World.

Some analysts have described the show as another sign of thawing relations between China and Taiwan - but it is not being welcomed by exiled Tibetans living in Taiwan.

The collection on display in Taipei comes from 12 museums and Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, including the Potala Palace in Lhasa. This Kapala Bowl is made from a monk's skull with a gilt copper cover.

Many of the items are of religious and cultural significance to Tibetans, such as these 17th Century carved wooden animal head daggers. Tibetan Buddhist monks have visited the exhibition to pay their respects to the sacred statues.

One monk says it is considered a blessing to have the chance to access these Buddhist treasures. In this sense he welcomes the exhibition.

But many Tibetans say the exhibition serves as a platform for Beijing's propaganda, depicting it as a showcase of a "diversified yet integrated" Chinese culture.

Dawa Tsering, representative of the Dalai Lama in Taiwan, says many Tibetans regard the exhibition as a display of stolen treasures by the looter - China. Here an historical document from a Ming Dynasty emperor to Tibet is displayed.