Large wooden prayer beads with nine glass bead spacers and two leather counters with ten silver rings each ending with silver inlaid coral and turquoise. Total length 78cm. Condition: No repairs
A votive portable prayer altar with a bronze botisattva on the front, in relief, sitting on a lotus pedestal. it is surrounded by incised leaf and flower patterns. Inside is a statue of Buddha and there are two prayer sheets (one hand printed and one block printed).
A set of seven (7) miniature paintings on canvas of winged Tibetan protector deities and gods surrounded by flames including Vajrapani and Yama Dharma Raja. Four (4) of the miniatures are finely executed line drawings with color washes on a light-weight canvas. These four appear to have been done by the same artist and are of approximately the same size. The other three are painted on a heavier canvas - two of which are painted in full with darker pigments. The last of the seven is a red line ...click for details
A brass four prong dorje. The primary symbol and ritual implement used in Tantric Buddhism, also know as a vajra. It can be translated as "diamond" or "thunderbolt". Age: Pre 1920.
Size: L. 12cm. W. 4.3cm.
Condition: Perfect.
An original Tibetan prayer bead necklace from Lhasa. It is unusual with so many different beads and some very old ones. There are also three silver counters attached to the necklace.
Size: L 31cm X 2. Condition: All original. One broken dZi bead on the necklace which is considered very sacred.
A very attractive and unique 19th Century collar necklace of natural matching-colored mountain coral beads and unusually carved turquoise pieces sewn onto a heavy cloth backing and wearable. Size: L. 42.5cm. W. 3.5cm.
Condition: No repairs and complete.
A votive prayer container in silver with the a Tibetan bronze character in relief on the front. The silver is incised with leaf and flower patterns. The inside has a votive tablet bronze tablet of a Tibetan god astride a makara. There are also 2 prayer sheets, one hand-lettered, the other block printed.
a plaque of one of the eight immortals or terrible ones. He is holding a trident in one hand and a club in the other and is riding on a makara. The is am inscription on the backside.
Size: H. 9.3cm. Condition: No repairs.
