Tibet Art

Long hand loomed tent runner in 2 panels with over embroibery decoration.

Carved wooden, painted dance mask depicting a protector deity. From a private collection.

A rare Altar chest from Tibet. This wonderful cabinet is made in the traditional Tibetan temple style which prefers a large undisturbed facade.

A 19th century Tibetan cabinet from Kham province, east Tibet. The cabinet with its two doors features a central circolar painting surrounded by cloud pattern painting. A beautiful t...

A bronze ritual mirror, Tibet, 19th century.

This is a rare, hand-painted Tibetan chest that dates to early 19th century. The chest features three panels of hand-painted images showing scholars at leisure. From the remnants ...

Beautiful antique Tibetan basket used to store grain.

The top portion of an antique Tibetan ritual bell with a Vajra formed crown. These bells are used by Tibetan monks, nuns and lay people during religious ceremonies and in their own ...

Made from white stone carved with embossed sacred letters Om Ah Hum and carved with natural sutures in the tripartite format. Used by Tibetan Lamas during religious rituals and medi...

An Antique Tibetan iron ritual Phurba. The three sides of the blade are used by the lama practitioner to pierce the inner defilements of attachment, anger and ignorance in their medi...

Brass and Copper. 19th Century.

Tibetan prayer table (Chogktse) has an interior storage compartment. Of the type used in Tibetan monasteries or the home of an aristocrat.

Rare 18th Century Gyaluche Zen, silk shawl worn by the high minister of Lhasa, Tibet during the monlam festival, ex collection of Minister Surkhang. This unique piece is constructed...

18th century Tibetan Lama’s prayer table. This wooden table features unusual decorative characters for good luck in Chinese, Tibetan, and Arabic. Tibetan Lamas would often travel to ...

Carved wood, painted dance mask, probably Tibetan. From a private collection.

Tibetan cabinet, the front surface of this cabinet is painted with mineral pigments and gesso with floral motifs. The large size and liberal use of gilding suggest this cabinet may ...

Offering this Gorgeous Sino Tibetan hand painted cabinet. Starting on a bracketed foot it rises to three lower drawers. The drawers have floral and spiral painted detail. Rising from...

A Phurbu, ritual dagger. The tripartite iron blade with bronze snakes from the mouth of a Makara, the bronze handle adorned with a representation of three headed fierce deity . Tibe...

This beautiful box reflects traditional Tibetan aesthetics. It demonstrates a myriad of saturated colors such as saffron and moss green. The linear "longevity" scrolls form...

Reynolds, V., Tibet: A Lost World: The Newark Museum Collection of Tibetan Art and Ethnology, The American Federation of Arts, 1978, p. 46.   

Seated in 'Royal Ease' on a pillow base, holding a fly whisk and bumpa, clad in long flowing robes, the face with heavy-lidded eyes, the hair pulled into a topknot, wearing a backpac...

Antique Tibetan silver saddle ring with antique glass coral and two turquoise beads.

A working antique Tibetan lock with key. The key slides into the lock to open the pin. These types of locks were used on the doors of Tibetan monasteries.

A ritual thunderbolt or Dorje carved from a conch shell. Used by Tibetan Lamas for meditation and religious rituals.

Tibetan Agate (Manahoe) bowl with original wood and bronze case. This bowl would have been used by a high Tibetan Lama and it is remarkable to have survived.

Gilt copper foot from a monumental Tibetan temple Buddha. 16th or 17th century. Inscribed with the sacred Buddhist mark of the wheel of the law (Dharmachakra).

This striking silk long vest was created for a woman in 19th century Tibet. It was worn for special events and ceremonies such as weddings & religious celebrations, with many layers ...

Pegam - Rare Pegam in wood and mineral pigments.

History: Armor and weapons are certainly not among the images called to mind when considering the art or culture of Tibet, which is closely associated with Buddhism.

Rare 19th century Tibetan cupboard has multiple tiers of display and storage. The top is of an open design with scrolled framework. The middle section features six drawers and one pa...

The fantastic Tibetan trunk features a single Qi Lin, the mythical animal that was believed to bring good fortune, children and prosperity. Completely hand painted with the most char...

A very fine gilt bronze figure of Manjushri. Seated on a lotus base, his hands doing the dharmacakra mudra ,It is inlaid with turquoises and corals. Tibet early XX century.

Fine antique Tibetan silver turquoise Gau box necklace The Gau box with fine silver work with turquoise, the necklace with large turquoise and copal beads The Gau is used to contai...

Our wonderful singing bowls are handmade by Tibetan craftsmen with love and devotion. These bowls are handmade and ring the most soothing sound. This particular piece has five Buddha...

This phenomenal antique Tibetan cabinet is a rare find. The vivid hand-embossed flying dragons, moving clouds, fire, ocean waves, and decorative patterns along the frame are in great...

18th century or earlier, Tibetan nobleman's ornament. Turquoise and coral set amidst silver mounts, describe a design of the all powerful Garuda surmounting a radiating cosmic disc.

This huge piece of ancient Tibetan turquoise has a lovely green patina from handling over the ages. It weighs more than 18 lbs. (more than 8 kgs) its huge size makes it extremely rare.

Tibetan Ritual Cloth, 18th century

A fine Tibetan iron brush case. The brush sheath with faceted sides and lotus blossom final ends. The faceted sides with inlaid white metal and copper geometric and floral motifs. Mo...

Store closing March 31. Last chance clearance sale. Provenance: This necklace was formerly in the collection of Ivory Freidus—a well-known art collector from New York (now deceased)...

A bronze figure of White Tara, Tibet, 15th century Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, her left hand raised in vitarka mudra and her right lowered in varada mudra, each ho...

Exceptional Old Tibetan Conch Shell Trumpet horn, decorated with a Silver cover and semi-precious Stones Turquoise and Coral, good old patina and wear of the object, very decorative ...

Late 19th-early 20th century antique Tibetan rug. Measures: 32 x 21 in.

Rare hand beaten Tibetan tantric ritual instrument. It is Jade and Silver (low grade) with insert of coral & turquoise. It comes with an antique custom-made wooden stand. It is hand...

19th century Sino Tibetan gilt figure of Tara.

This strand of antique Tibetan necklace is made with bone inserted with metal and jewels. Such a necklace is believed to have strong power of healing and warding off evil spirits. ...

This is a substantial yet beautifully crafted bell. Solid bronze and wonderful design creates a lasting, powerful sound that is pleasant and thought provoking. Bell is an important...

18th century Tibetan silver seal.

Offering this unique bronze Tibetan censer from the 19th century. Starting on a square base with foliate designs that go around in a center band. It rises to a figure that is kneelin...

Rare illuminated Tibetan Medical Manuscript Leaves. Early 19th century. Gilt frame, glazed on both sides.

This beautiful Tibetan teapot is used to store and serve buttermilk tea. The pot is decorated with Tibetan auspicious symbols. The top is fully adorned with embossing of lucky signs ...

A single-sided “book cover” for a precious text or “pecha” (rectangular loose-leaved pages stacked and printed on both sides). Book covers for such special volumes were often made of...

Magnificent figure of a gilded Dharmapala on tiger, circa 17th-18th century. Gilded repoussé. Provenance: Trocadero Art Gallery, Washington, D.C, early 1980s.

Tibetan ritual conch shell. Made with a Shankha (turbinella pyrum), that is a holy shell with religious importance in Hinduism and Buddhism, is used as a trumpet in rituals. The shel...

Tibetan ceremonial box made of hardwood and hand-clad in bronze. Velvet inner lining with sealing wax seal. External details in red coral and turquoise.

Cast seated in dhyanasana on a cushion supported on a waisted plinth decorated with three circles, the hands held in dharmachakramudra, the serene face with gentle smile and lidded e...

This beautiful door depicts a Tibetan anthropomorphic deity. This powerful iconography is connected to the new beginning, the rebirth and the creative power that gives birth to new l...