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Tsa Tsa, a form of Tibetan Buddhist art, has been around for centuries. A metal mold is made containing the hollowed, reversed image of a deity, stupa or other sacred symbol. Clay is applied to the mold and left to harden. Making tsa tsa’s is one…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-3337
- Provenance/Origin: Fragment frm Tholing Monastery. Tibet. 200 - 400 years old
- Composition: Clay, terracotta
- Dimensions: 2.5" tall x 2.5" at widest x 0.625" thick
- Weight: Under 1 pound
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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The phurba – aka kila – was and is used as a ritual implement to signify stability on sacred grounds/earth during ceremonies. As a tool of exorcism, the kila can hold demons in place . . . binding and pinning down negative energies from the mind…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-4135
- Provenance/Origin: Kathmandu Valley. Early 2000s
- Composition: Boxwood
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 2.25" wide x 2.25" deep
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 155.00 USD
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I have located yet another of these rare burners / censers – although a bit smaller – but just as fascinating! Around the turn of the 19th Century and into the 20th Century, little is known or recorded about the monasteries that were built by the Sherpas in…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-8529
- Provenance/Origin: Sherka Monastery. Solu. Northeast Nepal
- Composition: Bronze and copper
- Dimensions: Hanging: 29". Burner: 10.5" tall (with lid on) x 8" at widest point
- Weight: 5.5 pounds
- Price: $ 1,465.00 USD
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A three sided peg, stake, knife or nail like ritual object that is/was used to stake out sacred and monastery sites to obstruct or repel evil. Also does wonders to nail down those life distractions such as greed, desire and envy. The most precious of Phurbas…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-6364
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet. Mid-1900s
- Composition: Iron
- Dimensions: 8.5" long x 1.25 at largest diameter
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 110.00 USD
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The history of Buddhism in Tibet has been turbulent, going through periods of revival and decline. Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was born in the Tsongkha Valley of Amdo province, northeast Tibet. He was a Buddhist scholar and saint who lived in Tibet during a time when Buddhist teachings…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-8908
- Provenance/Origin: Early- to Mid- 1900s. Tibet
- Composition: Bronze, gold gilt
- Dimensions: 9" tall x 5" wide
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 345.00 USD
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This Abyssinian Cross reflects the elaborate style of Ethiopian crosses. The history of Christianity in Ethiopia is longstanding, dating back to the fourth century A.D.. At that time, King Ezana, ruler of Aksum, made it the court religion. Ethiopian monarchs gave notable monasteries larger crosses, but just…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-3968
- Provenance/Origin: Ethiopia. Circa 1970s
- Composition: Metal
- Dimensions: 12.5" tall x 4.5 at widest
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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A traditionally styled Phurba. This is a ritual object used to dispel and destroy obstacles. Originally used to mark out the perimeter of the construction of temples and monastery, it is still used in religious and sacred ceremonies. I have an accompanying older “stunning” case…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-2225
- Provenance/Origin: Circa 1980s. Nepal
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 6" long x 1.5" at widest point
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 95.00 USD Phurba only
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Phurba, also Phurwa, is a ritual object used to dispel and destroy obstacles. It was originally used to mark out the perimeter of a sacred building (temple or monastery). Since that time, it was used in ritual and sacred ceremonies. The three sided…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-3713
- Provenance/Origin: Bagmati River village
- Composition: Brass
- Dimensions: 9.5" long x 1.5" wide
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 128.00 USD
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Prayer wheels are Tibetan Buddhist praying instruments, with the mantra engraved: Om Mani Padme Hum, Avalokitesvara’s mantra. Prayers are also printed on a paper scroll rolled inside the metal cylinder. Very powerful. Prayer wheels are fixed to the walls of monasteries, grouped around stupas, found in…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-4548
- Provenance/Origin: Himalayan Nepal. Early 2000s
- Composition: Wood, copper and paper
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 12" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $ 270.00 USD
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I located another of these rare burners / censers! I like this hefty hanging incense burners because of the composition and stunning detail. Plus, this one was acquired from the same monastery as the other one by my trusted regional agent. Fine workmanship around the lid,…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-5716
- Provenance/Origin: Chiwong Gonpa monastery, East Nepal. Circa 1930 - 1960s.
- Composition: Bronze and copper
- Dimensions: Burner: 12" with lid on x 10" at widest diameter. Total: 34" from bottom of cauldron to very top of the chain ring
- Weight: 11 pounds
- Price: $ 1,575.00 USD
