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Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass

Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Copper

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
hand side of this traveling shrine, an itinerant Tibetan monk once traced his fingers clockwise over
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Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Copper, Silver

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
H 15.25 in W 13.25 in D 5.75 in
Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau
Located in Redding, CT
Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau. A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also
Category

Antique Early 1900s Anglo-Indian Antiquities

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

20th Century Tibetan Leather, Brass Ghau Prayer Bag
Located in Pomona, CA
by prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer bag (travel Buddha shrine) made from Leather and
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
during their travel. This large Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter Made of fine
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter Made of fine
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Japanese Wood Gilt Lacquer Buddha Buddhist Temple Traveling Zushi Shrine Altar
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Japanese Buddhist portable traveling zushi shrine altar with Amida Buddha (Amitabha
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Baroque Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Solid carved and painted wood shrine and a pair of amphoras with flowers. Collector's piece ! Full
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Antique 1750s Brazilian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Cedar

18th Century  Baroque Shrine
18th Century  Baroque Shrine
H 31.7 in W 15.2 in D 8.2 in
Rare 17th Century South American Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Rare 17th Century Cedar Shrine. Straight box with padded doors. Interior with decorative arch in
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Antique Late 17th Century Brazilian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Cedar

Rare 17th Century South American Shrine
Rare 17th Century South American Shrine
H 27.9 in W 20.5 in D 10.5 in
19th Century South America "Slave" shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
centimeters : 47,5cm W x 84,5 cm H x 27cm D. The domestic shrines have been present in the brazilian homes
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Antique Mid-19th Century Brazilian Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Cedar

19th Century South America "Slave" shrine
19th Century South America "Slave" shrine
H 33.26 in W 18.7 in D 10.62 in
Rare 17th Century South American Colonial Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Rare 17th Century South American Colonial Shrine Straight box with pediment cut into stylized
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Antique Late 17th Century Brazilian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Cedar

Gorgeous 18th Century Baroque South American Floral Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Lovely 18th Century shrine in polychrome cedar. Rectangular box, topped by a cut pediment carved
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Antique Late 18th Century Brazilian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Cedar

Framed Japanese Woodblock Print Yoshida Hiroshi Toshogu Shrine
By Hiroshi Yoshida
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese woodblock print by Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950), entitled "Toshogu Shrine", The vertical
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Adrien DAUZATS - Shrine of Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey
By Adrien Dauzats
Located in PARIS, FR
Confessor's shrine, oil on canvas, 43 x 53 cm, anonymous sale of March 24 2010, Paris, Drouot, Tajan, lot 127
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Antique 19th Century French Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Antique 18th Century Shrine Retablo Baroque Carved and Painted Wood
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Antique Mid 18th Century Brazilian Baroque Shrine Solid carved and painted brazilian cedar wood
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Antique 18th Century Brazilian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Cedar

19th Century Black Forest Wall Shrine with St. Anthony of Padua & Jesus
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Black Forest Wall Shrine with Porcelain St. Anthony of Padua & Jesus will make a
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Antique 1880s German Black Forest Religious Items

Materials

Porcelain, Velvet, Oak

Rare Japanese Traveling Cabinet Oi Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Served as a traveling cabinet as well as a shrine and carried like a backpack for the Buddhist
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Scholar's Objects

Materials

Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster Japan Okuchichibu Tama Kai National Park
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park in Japan issued by the
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Kagawa Japan Sun Yashima Mountain Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage railway travel poster for the Kagawa prefecture in Japan featuring a stunning
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Petite Goddess Mahapratisara Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
gestures. Placed upon an altar table or set within a shrine, this travel-sized figurine provides a focal
Category

20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Petite Goddess Mahapratisara Charm
Petite Goddess Mahapratisara Charm
H 2 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in
Petite Nepalese Heramba Ganapati Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
protection against adversity. Placed upon an altar table or set within a shrine, this travel-sized figurine
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20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Petite Nepalese Heramba Ganapati Charm
Petite Nepalese Heramba Ganapati Charm
H 1 in W 0.25 in D 0.25 in
Old Classic Wood Ashanti Fante Stool with Supporting Leopard Mid-20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
puberty. They were used by the owner at their home or school, and later could be placed in a shrine. This
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Three-Legged Stool "Daàká, " Dagara, Burkina Faso
Located in Point Richmond, CA
shoulder when traveling. The Daàká symbolized female ancestors on family shrines (Dewey, "Sleeping Beauties
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Other Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Hindu Bronze Horse and Chariot Temple Toy on Wheels India 1950s Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Temple Toys, Devotional Shrine Brass Horse and Chariot on Wheels, Hindu, Collectible, Cast Metal Horse
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Religious Hand-Painted Altar Triptych Icon Ecclesiastical Art
Located in Forney, TX
devotional shrine, while the folding form is the ideal size for use as a portable / traveling religous icon
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Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Iron

19th Century Spanish Colonial Our Lady of Guadalupe Retablo
Located in Forney, TX
, displayed in an altarpiece shrine. Handcrafted around present day New Mexico during the early to mid 19th
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Antique 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Tin

Astonishing 19th Century Rare Afshar Tribal rug featured in famous book
Located in WYNNUM, QLD
look at the upright shrine type figure rising up alongside the medallions - these appear Chinese , as
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Antique 1880s Persian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tall Antique 19th Century Japanese Traveling Shrine with Quan Yin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This Japanese traveling shrine is often referred to as a Zushi and is rare for several important
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Traveling Buddhist Shrine, Early 20th Century
Located in Yardley, PA
A handmade small size temple intended for travel, hand-carved and embellished with brass fixtures
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Early 20th Century Unknown Religious Items

Rare Collection of 19th Century Tibetan Reliqueries
Located in Washington, DC
" is a portable altar, shrine, or prayer box used while traveling. The Tibetan prayer box was used
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Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Burr Walnut Imperial Monogrammed Bureau-Bookcase, Scriban
Located in Werkendam, NL
, for daily use the mirror room behind the little door as a shrine or an entertainment-center avant la
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Brass

19th Century Round Traveling Shrine on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful brass traveling shrine from circa 1850 Tibet. The shrine sits atop a custom steel mount
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Brass

19th Century Japanese Gilt Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
The simple exterior of even black lacquer that encases this traveling shrine belies the splendor
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning with the “om” written on the left hand side of this traveling shrine, an itinerant
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Steel

Japanese Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
The relatively simple exterior of this shrine belies the splendour within. The doors open to a
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Traveling Shrine
Japanese Traveling Shrine
H 5.25 in W 2.5 in D 1.75 in
Pair of Early 20th Century Miniature Tibetan Traveling Shrines
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Brass

19th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrines on Stands "Gau"
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of traveling shrines from Tibet circa 1850. Each has a brass front and copper back
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Japanese Gilt Traveling Shrine of Seated Kannon, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The simple exterior of even black lacquer that encases this 19th century Japanese traveling shrine
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Traveling Shrine Buddhist Bodhisattva with Staff and Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is an authentic old Japanese gold gilt and lacquered wooden antique traveling shrine -zushi
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling gau shrines were used to hold and carry sacred objects and were believed to offer
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Steel

Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
H 10 in W 4.5 in D 2.5 in
18th/19th Century Japanese Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th/19th century Japanese red lacquer traveling shrine depicting the god Bishamonten (God of
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Religious Items

Materials

Wood

18th/19th Century Japanese Shrine
18th/19th Century Japanese Shrine
H 7 in W 10.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Tibetan Petite Traveling Gau Shrines
Located in Chicago, IL
A Buddhist follower may have purchased this pair of Tibetan traveling shrines over a century ago
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Steel, Brass

Antique Japanese Edo Period Shrine w/ Bodisattva
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique large Japanese black lacquered traveling shrine with finely detailed patinated brass
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Japanese Buddha 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese lacquer giltwood Buddha shrine. Antique Edo period travelling shrine depicting the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furn...

Materials

Paint, Wood

Japanese Buddha 19th Century
Japanese Buddha 19th Century
H 18.9 in W 9.05 in D 7.08 in
Antique Mongolian Ga`u Box Buddhist Antiques Collectibles
Located in London, GB
artifact and is used as a small traveling shrine Size 4 x 3 1/2 inches, Period late 19th early 20th
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Tribal Art

Materials

Silver, Brass

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Japanese Edo Period Lacquered and Giltwood Buddha Amida Nyorai
Located in Austin, TX
. This figure would originally have been part of a personal traveling shrine, called a zushi. The Buddha
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Kawase Hasui Woodblock Print "Kozu Shrine"
By Kawase Hasui 1
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Kawase Hasui woodblock print "Kozu Shrine" Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) Series
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

18th Century Folk Art Treasure Travel Box
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice travel treasure shrine.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Danish Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Iron

18th Century Folk Art Treasure Travel Box
18th Century Folk Art Treasure Travel Box
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H 9.45 in W 16.93 in D 11.42 in
Early 20th Century Japanese Writing Box Travel Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique, circa 1900, Japanese black lacquered wood writing slope / travel desk / document
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Early 20th Century Japanese Campaign Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Holland Brass Works #203 Religious Funerary Stand
Located in Forney, TX
stand / altar or shrine from the St Mary's collection, number 203, by Holland Brass Works, Chicago
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Early 20th Century American Religious Items

Materials

Metal

Medieval Pewter Pilgrim Souvenir, Badge of St. George, 1400 AD
Located in London, GB
. Bought by a pilgrim who visited St. George’s shrine at Windsor, this very badge would have been worn
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Historical Memorabilia

Japanese Garden or Indoor Talisman Gentle Protectors of Family and Travelers
Located in South Burlington, VT
and gods of disease into human communities particularly around roads and travel. Designated as
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Antique Pair of Japanese Meiiji Imari Blue & White Arita Porcelain Temple Vases
Located in London, GB
Sueyama Shrine as the founder. The first porcelain made in Japan followed the discovery of porcelain
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair of Japanese Meiiji Imari Temple Vases on Pedestals 19th Century
Located in London, GB
honoured in Sueyama Shrine as the founder. The first porcelain made in Japan followed the discovery of
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Antique 1890s Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Mahogany, Giltwood

Miniature Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork

Materials

Brass

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Traveling Shrine For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the traveling shrine you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A traveling shrine — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer traveling shrine, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right traveling shrine, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Traveling Shrine?

Prices for a traveling shrine can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $349 and can go as high as $3,200, while the average can fetch as much as $980.