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Bone Chess Set, Nepal
Vintage Arts:
Regional Art:
Asian:
Indian Subcontinent:
Himalayas:
Pre 1960 item# 292244 (stock#56-07)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$430
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Finely carved chessmen patterned after Himalayan and Indian princes and their subjects make up this mid-20th century bone chess set from Nepal. Both kings wear elaborate costumes; one is carved with 10 handsome mustachioed faces, the other in hunting regalia with his long hair hanging down his back. The buxom queens have heavy brows and wear patterned head scarves. Knights are winged horses, rooks are elephants, bishops are camels and pawns are long-haired attendants in uniform. These hand carve ...click for details
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Mid 20th Century Tibetan Thangka
Vintage Arts:
Regional Art:
Asian:
Indian Subcontinent:
Himalayas:
Pre 1970 item# 133722 (stock#44-63)
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Silk Road Gallery
(203) 208-0771
$650
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The Buddhist teacher, Padmasambhava, who traveled from India to Tibet in the eighth century, is shown as the focal point in this traditional thangka. The scholar is recognized for merging the deities of Tibet's older Bon religion into Tibetan Buddhism. This thangka was painted in Nepal in 1960 or so as Tibetans began leaving Tibet in large numbers following the exile of the Dalai Lama. It is painted on cloth and bordered with the traditional red, yellow and blue silk. The silk is backed with ...click for details
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