Painted Pegam Prayer Table From Tibet With Original Painting - 19th Century Material - Brass At some point in its

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There is a story among Tibetans and Mongols that during the rule of Güsh Khaan some Tibetans protested against his rule and sent a cursed tiger to kill him

Painted Pegam Prayer Table From Tibet With Original Painting - 19th Century Material - Brass At some point in itsThis antique Tibetan prayer table is an incredibly good example of a pegam with its original painting, dating from the 19th century. Pegams were used by monks for reading manuscripts and they are rare to find today. Painted in the traditional way with stone and mineral pigments. The chest is constructed from Himalayan cedar wood and painted with kyungbur raised gesso work. The body of the cabinet has three phoenixes symbolising the midday sun of the