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Folk Art Bird from Nepal Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Pre 1960 item# 626210 (stock# 22430)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $235
This tall bird on a stand resembles the hoopoe of Nepal, a crested bird of grasslands and villages. The body of the bird is wood; the wings, tail, crest and base of the stand are of some kind of composite material, obviously quite durable as it shows very little damage. The bird stands on iron legs. It probably originates from the Terai region of Nepal where hoopoes are common. Top of crest is 9" above tableto ...click for details

Nepalese Stone Frog Oil Lamp Antique Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1800 item# 625781 (stock# 22349)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $150
The frog sits in a shallow puddle of oil while the burning wick protrudes from the left. The squared off end to the right was built into a wall, and the wall could have held several of these stone oil lamps. The lamps would have been lit for devotional purposes or for ceremonial occasions. It is almost impossible to date stone artifacts such as this, but we conservatively point to are least two hundred years of ...click for details

Tibetan painted box with Zeeba Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1900 item# 624869 (stock# 21431)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $1250
Small Tibetan box with Zeeba (Kirtamukta). Handles, hinges, hasp and corner reinforcements are iron 18 x 8 x 12 inches Dovetailed, sound condition. Painted on wood, some paint loss and some darkening.

Thangka Vaisravana Guardian of the North Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1950 item# 567853 (stock# 22295a)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $500
This is just one of several old thangkas we purchased in Nepal this winter and only received a few weeks ago. As time permits we will be putting a few of them up here on Trocadero, but there are many which will only be available on our Himalayan Antiques web pages. They can be found at outofasia.net or going back to our home page on Trocadero and following the link there. This thangka was painted and used ...click for details

Tibetan Leather Covered Box Antique Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1800 item# 559267 (stock# 22001-05)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $350
While we were shopping in Kathmandu this past winter, business was so slow and the political situation had become so unstable that many Tibetan merchants were seriously considering leaving. Dealers we had done business with for years were trying to convert their inventories into cash by offering very tempting prices for whole collections of items. We had the chance to buy a large collection of early Tibetan leather covered boxes. As a result we purchased thirty-four very nice ...click for details

Green Tara Thangka Multiple Images Contemporary Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Chinese: Pre 2000 item# 551959 (stock# 20536a)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $285
There are twenty-one separate forms of Tara, but by far the most common are White Tara and Green Tara. The symbol of Green Tara is the blue water lily. She can be recognized in paintings by her green coloration, by her posture, and by the lack of the seven eyes accorded to White Tara. Both are considered the embodiment of good women and as compassionate protectors. All forms of Tara are considered to be Bodhisattvas. ...click for details

Contemporary Gold Thangka: 1000-Armed Avalokitesvara Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Contemporary item# 551956 (stock# 20536p )
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $285
Avalokitesvara the Bodhisattva of Compassion can be portrayed in several different forms. One extremely popular form with eleven heads and multiple arms. Here he is portrayed in his thousand-armed form. Eight of the arms are clearly shown, all but one holding a ritual object, with the remaining one pointing to the ground. The other nine hundred ninety-four arms are suggested by the circle which surrounds him. The multiple heads and arms signify his overwhelming compassion and awarene ...click for details

Manjushree Thangka Gold Contemporary Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Chinese: Contemporary item# 551602 (stock# 20537c)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $350
108 small identical images of Manjushree surround the larger central image of Manjushree seated on a lotus throne. Manjushri is considered to be the oldest of the Bodhisattvas. He is particularly revered in Nepal, where he is regarded as the creator of the Kathmandu Valley. Legend has it that the Valley was covered with water until he cut away a portion of a hill with his sword and let the water drain from the lake, thus creating the valley. His sword is now considered to be the ...click for details

Vajrasattva with Consort Contemporary Gold Thangka Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Chinese: Contemporary item# 551284 (stock# 20536s)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $285
Vajrasattva is one of the six Dhyani Buddhas. Here he is represented in yab-yum wit his consort. He is univerally depicted holding a bell in his left hand and a vajra in the right. The vajra is pressed toward his chest while the bell rests on his left leg. The vajra and bell are symbolic of compassion and wisdom as well as male and female. This thangka is unmounted and suitable for framing. Including the bord ...click for details

Contemporary Thangka in Gold: Manjushri Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Chinese: Contemporary item# 550653 (stock# 20536k)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $285
Manjushri is considered to be the oldest of the Bodhisattvas. He is particularly revered in Nepal, where he is regarded as the creator of the Kathmandu Valley. Legend has it that the Valley was covered with water until he cut away a portion of a hill with his sword and let the water drain from the lake, thus creating the valley. His sword is now considered to be the implement for cutting through ignorance, and thus he is the Bodhisattva of wisdom and science. ...click for details

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