Painted Floral Choksar Prayer Table from Tibet - 19th Century Bracelets & Bangles The chariots are decorated with

The chariots are decorated with carved teak images - mostly of religious significance

As the pot spins friction softens the lac which coats the surface of the wood

Tibetan Gilded Bronze Dragon's Head Finial - 19thC

Expertly crafted in the 19th century

Ganesh has an elephantine countenance with a curved trunk and big ears and the huge pot-bellied body of a human being

Painted Floral Choksar Prayer Table from Tibet - 19th Century Bracelets & Bangles The chariots are decorated withThis 19th century Tibetan Choksar (or chksar) prayer table is a wonderfully preserved example of Himalayan monastic furniture. Used by monks as a low reading table for sacred Buddhist scriptures and manuscripts, Choksars occupied an important place within temples and monasteries, where they supported religious texts during study, prayer and chanting. The front is decorated with three finely hand painted floral panels in rich ochre, crimson and deep