Manjushree Tibetan Thangka c 17/18th Nicely Mounted

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1700: item #300404
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A very nicely painted small thangka from the late 17th or early 18th century. Manjushree sits contemplatively above a simple landscape of trees, water, and rocky cliffs characteristic of many thangkas of this period.

The size including the original brocade mounting is 14" x 26-1/2". The painting itself is 8-1/2 by 11-1/2". The reverse (see photo 6) is inscribed and signed with three fingerprints. ... Click for details

Tibetan Prayer Wheel: Copper and Brass

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1920: item #299230
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A hefty, good-sized prayer wheel in good working order. The weight is an old, very worn and broken bell. Nice patina.

15-1/2" from end of handle to finial, 4" diameter copper wheel bound with brass. A piece of very worn conch shell aids in spinning. Good condition.

Early Tibetan Wooden Statue Stand and Back

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1700: item #299190
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This is a very early piece, stylistically similar to sutra covers dating to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. We believe that this dates from the same period.

The base measures 9-1/2" (W) x 7"(Depth) x 4" height and with the back the piece is 16-1/2 high. The condition of the carving is good. The bottom of the base was split some considerable time ago and was reinforced with an additional thin piece of wood, ... Click for details

Tsampa Bowl Tibet Burl Wood

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1900: item #298737
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Burl wood is especially favored by Tibetans for their tsampa bowls. This one is especially well-figured.

It is especially difficult to assign a date to an items whose form has been so consistent for generations. We've dated this to "pre 1900" but it is likely very much older.

10-1/2 inches in diameter and 7-1/2 inches in height. ... Click for details

Carved Wooden Horse and Rider, Nepal

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1900: item #298721
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A decorative piece from a marriage cart used by the Tharu people of southern Nepal.

It measures 10-1/2" by 7-1/2" in height. Right ear of horse is chipped, otherwise wood is in good condition, chipped and abraded paint surface.

Embroidered Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Crown Ringga

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1800: item #298716
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Ringas come in many styles and qualities. This embroidered one is of a quality not often found. Dating from the 18th century it might have been made in China for the Tibetan market or in Tibet itself. Ringas like this were often displayed on statues rather than having been used by lamas. That might account for the excellent condition.

For comparison see plate 73 from Treasures of Tibetan Art from the Newark Museum.... Click for details

Antique thangka Green Tara

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1900: item #298605
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A cotton thangka of Green Tara, circa the 19th century probably from eastern Tibet. The central deity, Green Tara, is surrounded by the 20 other Taras in different colors. Green Tara has blue eyes; her right hand is in the gesture of boon granting, her right foot rests on a pink lotus flower. Each of her hands holds a blue lotus flower. She wears a red blouse and red and gray sari, with gold highlights. She sits on a white half-moon disc, set atop a multi-colored lotus throne. At the topmost cen... Click for details

Tibetan Silver, Copper & Brass Gau

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1900: item #298538
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Tibetan Gau (small personal shrine), the front having a profuse silver repousse’ design in a floral motif, surrounding an opening to the interior where a small Buddha or devotional object would be kept. Not a made-for-tourist piece, but a genuine Tibetan devotional object, evidenced by the covering of soot from the open fires of Tibetan huts. Even the interior has been blackened by years of use in this type of setting. Edges of the case are made from copper with a hand chiseled border design ... Click for details

Bronze Tibetan Phurba with Iron Core

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1910: item #298272
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Heavy copper alloy phurba with an iron blade and core. It is very difficult to date phurbas since what little that has been published about them contains few age references. Our guess is that it was made well before the beginning of the 19th century.

Important for the power gathering use of the phurba is the iron core and triple blade which this one has. The hole for hanging is quite unusual in a metal phurba.... Click for details

Ganesh Antique Ritual Bell (Ghanta) from Nepal

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas Pre 1800: item #297736
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Bell ringing is an act of daily worship for both the Buddhists and Hindus of Nepal. With a figure of Ganesh under a canopy of five nagas it is safe to assume that this bell is from the Hindu community. The wear and patina are consistent with great age, though it is extremely difficult to date metals with any certainty.

The bell is 4" in diameter at the base and is 9" in height. It is in very good condition.