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Tibetan Painted Cabinet
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Pre 1900 item# 538845 (stock#41-48)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$2900
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This early 19th century Tibetan cabinet is painted with flowers and foliage that revealed original deep colors as we painstakingly removed layers of soot from the surface. A combination of the high Himalayan climate and soot from yak butter lamps has the fortunate result of protecting colors on painted Tibetan furniture. The inside of this piece still retains the wonderful exotic odor of burning lamps. Each of the four doors is centered with a cartouche of red and purplish flowers nestled among ...click for details
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Painted Tibetan Box-Table
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Pre 1900 item# 159871 (stock#58-97)
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(203) 208-0771
SOLD
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Used in Tibetan monasteries to serve tea and perform rituals, low tables such as this one have long, pull-out drawers or boxes to hold Buddhist texts and scrolls. The front and both ends of this 19th century box-table are covered with painted foliage and flowers outlined with gesso. Wood aprons with a Tibetan design that incorporates the swastika, Buddhist symbol of law, extend the table almost to the floor on the front and sides. Most Tibetan furniture was made of coniferous softwoods available ...click for details
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Tibetan Buddhist Lama's Crown
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Pre 1900 item# 152325 (stock#41-39)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$1500
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The Tantrayna School of Tibetan Buddhism is evident in this 19th century ceremonial headpiece of a Tibetan Lama. The five panels that form the crown are covered with cloth, painted and gilded with images of Tantric Yidams, teachers of the tantric principles of the path to enlightenment. The Yidams are depicted with Yogini, their female partners. Five silk ribbons on each side of the crown hang from an embroidered silk emblem. The piece shows wear but is in good condition. The removable metal sta ...click for details
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