Painted Pegam Prayer Table From Tibet - Ca 1900 Wine Jar Please be aware that the

Please be aware that the colours may run - Wash separately in cold water or machine wash at 30 degrees for first 3 washes

while the natural wear tells the story of its utilitarian origins

136 x 25 (wxdxh cms)

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Painted Pegam Prayer Table From Tibet - Ca 1900 Wine Jar Please be aware that theThis old Tibetan prayer table would have been used as a writing desk and is called a pegam in Tibet. It has a scalloped back & side panels. Pegams were used by monks for reading manuscripts and they are rare to find today. Painted using traditional techniques with stone and mineral pigments. The central figure of Hvashang can be seen surrounded by children with mala beads around his neck. Hvashang was a Chinese monk and a patron of the arhats. He is