Gilt Tibetan Table From Tsurpu - Late 18th Century Cashmere 36 x 36 x 75

36 x 36 x 75 cms ( w x d x h)

Each jar is individually hand-thrown and decorated by skilled artists using traditional cobalt blue underglaze painting techniques passed down through generations

and blemishes are removed

kitchen utensils

The pierced decoration would have helped promote airflow

Gilt Tibetan Table From Tsurpu - Late 18th Century Cashmere 36 x 36 x 75An excellent and unusual example of an antique Tibetan painted table dating from the late 18th century. Tables like this were used by Llamas in their private quarters and are sometimes seen in thangkas. The raised gesso work is traditionally known as kyungbur. This style of gilt kyungbur is seen exclusively in Tsurpu monastery in Central Tibet, the traditional seat of the Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Similar examples