Booklet Tibet Decor by Ram Shrestha

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The search for Shangrila introduced Tibet to the world where Buddhism was and is the main driving force of existence. It was this influence which was clearly depicted in the Art and culture of the Tibet that brought harmony not only to the people of Tibet but also to the other nations in the recent days by its influence and spread. Tibetan furniture mostly were based on themes of Buddhism and its symbolisms that lead to the happiness and prosperity of the human kinds throughout Tibet and the surrounding regions. It is Tibet Decors endeavor to preserve and promote the Tibetan Art and Culture among the Collectors and patrons of Tibetan artifacts. Tibet DĂŠcor presents beautiful and genuine collections of Furniture though mainly from Tibet some pieces are from Bhutan and Nepal provenance. Tibetan furniture have always been rare and unique for the Oriental Art and Antique collectors due to their limited production in the history of time. The majority of the collections were originally retained in the Tibetan Monasteries and also from the Tibetan Houses for hundreds of years. Tibet dĂŠcor offers the finest and authentic Tibetan Furniture ie. Cabinets, Chests (Gaum), Tables (Chogtze), Door Panels & Door Sets and Pillar Sets. Each collection are self reflecting about the richness of tradition, culture and nature of the origin and each piece has been carefully selected to ensure the finest quality and utmost care is taken to preserve its antiquity and originality. The collections date from 18th century till the 20th century.

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Tibetan Table (Item 18) A beautiful 19th century Table from Tibet with a carved Deer embedded in running carved vines on a red background. The legs of the table are also carved with foliage patterns. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 96cms x 50cms x 32cms

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Tibetan Table (Item 27) A beautiful 18th century Table from Tibet with a colorful red and yellow bordered cloud patterns and the sides are also painted in similar pattern. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 87cms x 37cms x 34cms

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Tibetan Cabinet (Item 61) A 19th Century Tibetan Cabinet also known as Torgam in Tibetan ie a Monastic Cabinet with 2 accessible panels with the central theme of Two Playful Dragons offering the Auspicious flaming jewels ie Norbu in Tibetan placed on a blossoming Lotus on a red background embedded in colorful cloud patterns. At the top part of the Cabinet it has garlands of hanging jewels. At the bottom it has high mountains with waves flowing in between. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 115cms x 67cms x 24cms

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Tibetan Dragon Table (Item 134) A beautiful 19th century Table from Tibet with the central theme of a Playful Dragon holding the auspicious Flaming Jewels of wisdom in its clawed paws embedded in colorful cloud patterns on a red background. The borders are done with clouds and floral patterns on a red background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 137cms x 51cms x 38cms

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Tibetan Carved Table (Item 217) A beautiful 19th century Table from Tibet with fine carved golden floral and foliage patterns with a central auspicious symbol of Two Fish offered on a Lotus. The sides of the table normally plain but this special table has carved golden floral and foliage patterns with a central Dharma Wheel offered on the Auspicious lotus. The legs are also finely painted and carved with foliage patterns. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 89cms x 52cms x 42cms

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Tibetan Cabinet (Item 229) A 19th Century Tibetan Cabinet also known as Torgam in Tibetan ie. Tibetan Monastic Cabinet with 2 accessible panels with the central theme of the auspicious flaming jewels ie Norbu in Tibetan offered on a pair of a rat like animal embedded on colourful foliage patterns on a red background. The four corners have floral and foliage patterns on a green background. The borders have carved symmetrical colourful patterns. The top part has two embossed playful dragons offering the auspicious flaming jewels offered on a lotus on a red background. Mineral pigments used for color. Size: 70cms x 79cms x 29cms

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Tibetan Cabinet (Item 300) A beautiful early 19th Century Tibetan Cabinet with four accessible central panels with a red background. The remaining panels are fixed and each having multiple golden floral patterns done in raised gesso style of painting. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 138cms x Height 118cms x Width 52cms

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Tibetan Cabinet (Item 303) A beautiful early 19th century Tibetan cabinet with 8 panels of which the central four are accessible. Each panels has floral & foliage patterns painted on it. The borders has running vines. Mineral pigment used for colors. Size: Length 184cms x Height 98cms x Width 48cms

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Tibetan Chest (Item 310) A beautiful late 19th century Tibetan chest with the central theme of tiger skin patterns and the borders has a thick black line. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 76cms x Width 36cms x Height 40cms

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Tibetan Floral Table (Item 312) A beautiful early 19th century Tibetan Table with three fixed panels having blossoming floral and foliage patterns on a yellow background. The borders has floral & foliage patterns on a red background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 160cms x Width 37cms x Height 80cms

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Tibetan Table (Item 315) A beautiful Tibetan Table with fine carved Norbu or the auspicious flaming Jewels at the centre offered on auspicious lotus. Fine carved foliage patterns are found too. The legs have carved floral patterns. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 108cms x Height 47cms x Width 35cms

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Tibetan Table (Item 317) A beautiful late 19th century Tibetan table with finely carved two playful dragons offering the auspicious flaming jewels embedded in carved foliage patterns. The borders has endless lines running on a brown background. At the side it has a drawer which is accessible. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 76cms x Height 42cms x Width 31cms

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Tibetan Table (Item 319) A early 19th Century Tibetan table having an embossed Zeepag (a mythical protector animal head) on the center and colorful foliage patterns on its sides on a red background. The four legs of the table are curved with floral & foliage patterns on a red background. At the top it has a blossoming Auspicious lotus on a yellow background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 102cms, Height 116cms & Width45cms

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Tibetan Table (Item 321) A beautiful early 19th century Tibetan table with carved colorful & vibrant cloud patterns on a red background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 85cms, Width 37cms & Height 36cms

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Tibetan table (Item 325) A beautiful late 19th century Tibetan table with carved and painted cloud patterns red and green . The borders are done in red background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 87 cms x Height 40cms x Width 37cms

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Tibetan Prayer Wheel (Item 328) A beautiful late 19th century Tibetan Pagoda styled Cabinet meant for the placing the Mane or Prayer wheel. There are three tiers of which at the bottom there is a beautifully carved double Dorjee (ritual object) on one side and on the other two sides there are finely carved snowlions. The middle part has a compartment which is meant for the placing of the Mane i.e. Prayer Wheel. Mineral pigment used for colors. Size: Height 136cms, Length 64cms & Width 58cms

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Tibetan Table (Item 332) A beautiful late 19th century Tibetan table with the central theme of the mythical protector animal head Zeepag at the centre on a red background with foliage patterns. The legs are carved and colored as well. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 110cms, Width 38cms & Height 54cms

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Tibetan Chest (Item 334) A beautiful early 19th century Tibetan chest with a central Flaming jewel ie auspicious Norbu on a red background. At the sides it has few arrow shaped metallic hinges. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 95cms, Width 57cms & Height 61cms

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Tibetan Table (Item 341) A beautiful Tibetan table with two carved auspicious Norbu or the flaming jewels on two side panels and the Dharma wheel at the centre panel all on a red background. The central panels is accessible for storage. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length110 cms, Height 74 cms & Width 40 cms

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Tibetan Pillar Set (Zeepag Head) Item 348 A early 19th century set of Tibetan Monastic Pillars with the top frame depicting a central Zeepag, mythical protector animal head and at the sides it has finely carved foliage patterns. The pillar stand has finely carved floral & foliage patterns at the top on a brown background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size; Length 188cms Height 225cms

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Prayer Book Cover (Item 384) An 18th century Tibetan Book Cover with a central carved and painted guilt Dharma Wheel and at it adjacent sides an Elephant and a snowlion. Size: Length 72cms x Width 28cms

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Prayer Book Cover (Item 385) An 18th century Tibetan Book Cover for religious texts with a central meditating Buddha and at his sides two of his disciples. Finely carved floral and foliage patterns can be seen on the book cover. Size: Length 73cms x Width 30cms

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Tiger Door Panel (Item 388) A beautiful 19th century Tibetan Door Panel featuring two playful tigers on a black background. It has painted hinges done in Gesso style of floral & foliage patterns. Mineral pigments used for colors done on a canvas. Size: 90cms Length x 148 cms Height x 5cms Depth

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Auspicious Symbol Door Panel (Item 395) A beautiful 19th century Tibetan Door Panel featuring the Auspicious Symbols ie. Conch, Parasol, Fish, Dharma Wheel, Endless Knot and the Lotus on a green background embedded in colorful floral & foliage patterns. At the bottom it has high mountains and waves flowing in between. Mineral pigments used for colors done on a canvas. Size: 92cms Length x 166 cms Height x 5cms Depth

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Tray (Item 406) A wooden Tray from Tibet, late 19th century with simply painted cloud patterns on a red background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 64 cms length x 37 width x 12 cms height

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Cabinet Floral (Item 419) A beautiful 19th century Cabinet from Tibet with eight panels each painted with colorful floral and foliage patterns on a green background. The central four panels are accessible for storage probably of ritual texts and objects used at that time. The borders are simply done with floral patterns on a red background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 139cms x 103cms x 40cms

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Chest Floral (Item 420) A beautiful 19th century Chest from Tibet with the central theme of a blossoming floral pattern and foliage patterns on a red background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 80cms x Height 43cms x Width 43cms

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Torgam Cabinet with Drawers (Item 421) A beautiful 18th century Torgam Cabinet from Tibet with two Central Panels which are sliding and the each panels have golden cloud patterns on a green background. The adjacent two panels are fixed with cloud panels on a blue background. At the bottom of the Torgam it has two drawers with leather latches and cloud patterns on blue and red background. It is a special Torgam as the sides have paintings which are a rarely done and to find one with paintings on the sides is very difficult as normally the sides of Torgam Cabinets are kept plain. On one sides of the Torgam it has floral patterns at the top and Two Elephant Tusks offering the Auspicious Silk Scarf. On the other side of the Torgam it has the Auspicious Symbol Vase at the top and the flaming Jewels of Wisdom at the bottom. Mineral pigments used for colors Size: 104cms Length, Depth 36cms & Height 107cms

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Cabinet Floral (Item 422) A beautiful 19th century Cabinet from Tibet with six panels each painted with colorful floral and foliage patterns on a yellow background. Four panels are accessible for storage probably of ritual texts and objects used at that time. The borders are simply done with a brown background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 113cms x Height 86cms x 40cms

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Chest Dragon (Item 423) A beautiful 19th century Chest from Tibet featuring a Dragon at the central carthouche on an orange background. It has floral textile patterns painted and at the four corners it has fine painted scroll works. The borders has endless knot painted on a red background and metallic arrow shaped hinges. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 124cms x 64cms x 47cms

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Door Panel Tiger (Item 429) A beautiful Tibetan 19th century Door Panel featuring three playful striped Tigers on a black background to ward of evil spirits and bad fortunes. At the top and bottom of the panel it has painted floral hinges. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 172cms x 90cms 6cms

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Chest Zeepag (Item 432) A beautiful 19th century Tibetan chest with a central Zeepag ie. Mythical protector animal head on a red background. At the top it has painted tiger skin strips. The borders of the chest has golden foliage and floral patterns. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 86cms x Height 33cms x width 54cms

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Door Panel Tiger (Item 436) A beautiful Tibetan 19th century Door Panel featuring three playful striped Tigers on a red background to ward of evil spirits and bad fortunes. At the top and bottom of the panel it has painted floral hinges. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 172cms x 90cms 6cms

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Door Panel Vajra Pani & Tara (Item 438) A beautiful Tibetan late 19th Century Door Panel with the Deity Vajrapani painted at the bottom on a black background. At the top it has Avalokiteshvara Deity painted. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 170cms x 86cms x 6cms

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Door Panel Tiger (Item 439) A beautiful Tibetan 19th century Door Panel featuring three playful striped Tigers on a red background to ward of evil spirits and bad fortunes. At the top and bottom of the panel it has painted floral hinges. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 172cms x 90cms 6cms

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Door Panel Dragon Front Facing (Item 441) A beautiful 19th century Door Panel from Tibet with the central theme of a front facing Dragon on a yellow background embedded in colorful cloud patterns. At the bottom it has high mountains and waves flowing in between. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 175cms x 88cms x 6cms

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Monastic Torgam Cabinet Set (Item 442) A beautiful Tibetan Monastic Torgam (Cabinet) 18th Century. Originating from a Monastery due to its overwhelming size used for placing of offerings and religious text and ritual objects. It has six accessible panels on the front with each panel depicting Circular emblem pattern on a red background and has golden scroll works on its four corners. At the bottom there are six drawers each with different animal motifs like snowlion, elephant, phoenix etc. painted on it. The borders has running vines and floral patterns on a red background and the outer borders has fine carved works of colorful symmetrical patterns. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 360 cms x Height 210 cms x Width 69 cms

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Wooden Snowlion (Item 445) A 19th century wooden carved snowlion statue from Bhutan. Probably originating from a monastery where they were adorned as protector animals. The Snowlion is enthroned on a lotus and has fine carved works on its body. Size: Height 170cms x Width 30cms x Breadth 36cms

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Chest with Arrow Shaped Hinges (Item 447) An 18th century chest from Tibet with large metallic shaped hinges at the centre on a red background. It has scroll works in yellow at the four corners. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 132cms x 42cms Width x Height 70cms

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Nepali Door Set (Item 448) A Malla period late 18th century Door Set from Nepal. The Door Set has two beautifully carved panels with multiple rectangular shapes on it which conjoins in the middle with floral & foliage patterns carved on it and an iron latch on the top which can be locked. The top beam frame has fine carving works of flower petal at the centre surrounded by running vines carved skillfully by Newari craftsman at that period. The side frame too has finely carved running vines and floral patterns. The base beam stand has flower petals carved allover intricately. Size: Height 244cms x Length 237cms x Width 30cms

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Door Panel Dragon (Item 449) A beautiful 19th century Tibetan Door Panel with a front facing dragon on the central cartouche on a red background. At the top and the bottom of the panel it has flaming jewels of wisdom painted colorfully. The borders has geometrical patterns painted red in continuity. Mineral pigment used for colors. Size: 170cms x 86cms x 6cms

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Chest Dragon (Item 456) A beautiful Dragon Chest on a red background of 19th century from Tibet. The four corners has fine paintings of floral patterns and the borders has running vine painted on a red background. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: Length 94cms x Width 36cms x Height 52cms

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Wooden Ladder (Item 460) A Wooden Ladder 18th century from Nepal used in the high mountainous remote areas as a climbing tool in the house. Size: Height 226cms x Width14cms x Length 14cms

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Cabinet Floral (Item 468) A cabinet from Tibet with four panels which are accessible for storage. Each panels has fine paintings of floral patterns done by using mineral pigments. The borders are done in bamboo shaped patterns. Size: Length 94cms x Height 94cms x Width 45cms

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Chest Two Deer (Item 469) A beautiful chest 18th century from Tibet with two Deer seated on the lotus flower on a yellow background. The borders are painted green and has arrow shaped metallic hinges. Mineral pigments used for colors. Size: 133cms x 65cms x 41cms

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Nepali Sofa Set (Item 472) A beautiful set of Nepalese Chairs late 19th century from the Terrains of Nepal with beautiful carvings of Tribal motifs. Fine carvings are done on the arms and the legs as well as the back of the set of chairs. Big Chair Size: Length 160cms x Height 98cms x Width 68cms Small Chair Size: Height 98cms x Width 68cms x Length 68cms

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Table (Item 473) A small Table with carved and painted cloud patterns and on the sides also. Size: Length 65cms x Height 33cms x Widht 33cms

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Mahakala Tibetan Double Panel Door Set (Item TD428) An early 19th Century Mahakala Tibetan Door Set from Kham (eastern) region of Tibet. The central theme of the two panels are a pair of beautifully painted Mahakala deity. Sacrificial offerings of human senses are also painted on a black background. The frame of the Door set has beautifully painted Dorjee (ritual object) and skulls on a red background. The top beam of the door set has floral patterns painted on it and has geometrical patterns carved on it beautifully. Mineral pigments used for color. Size: Length 160cms, Width 35cms & Height 228cms.