Painted Pegam Prayer Table From Tibet - Ca 1900 Wine Jar Dimensions: W180 × D43 ×

Dimensions: W180 × D43 × H92 cm

Dimensions: W90 x D40 x H136 cm

pierced lug

reinforced with iron

68 x 8 x 146 (wxdxh cms)

Painted Pegam Prayer Table From Tibet - Ca 1900 Wine Jar Dimensions: W180 × D43 ×This old Tibetan prayer table would have been used as a writing desk and is called a pegam in Tibet. It has a scalloped back & side panels. Pegams were used by monks for reading manuscripts and they are rare to find today. Painted using traditional techniques with stone and mineral pigments. The central figure of Hvashang can be seen surrounded by children with mala beads around his neck. Hvashang was a Chinese monk and a patron of the arhats. He is