Painted Choksar Prayer Table from Tibet - 19thC Period - Meiji The orange glaze depicts playful

The orange glaze depicts playful snow lions

The Chrysanthemum signifies intellectual accomplishments

it still has most of the original painted drawer labels naming the various natural minerals and herbs that were mixed by the practitioner for each patient

Mazurkewich

The seat is made from cane & has been replaced

Painted Choksar Prayer Table from Tibet - 19thC Period - Meiji The orange glaze depicts playfulAn excellent example of an antique Tibetan painted choksar dating from the 19th century. This particular Choksar is decorated with traditional shou symbols at each end, and lotus flowers, the symbol of the path to enlightenment of the soul. Choksars (as with antique Tibetan furniture in general) are becoming increasingly rare. Choksars were used as prayer tables by monks for reading scrolls and books. A yak butter lamp would be burnt regularly which