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Tibetan-style altar table made of beech and elm solids & hand-painted traditional design. This altar table is from the Gansu province. Its owners were Chinese, the age being approximately early 20th century (1930s) during the Republic Era.  It displays many elements of Tibetan Buddhist art: the kyungbur (raised outlining), the continuous ‘T’ wave just under the top edge, the clay underlayment are all elements seen in Regong art.  The stylistic Buddhist icons: the ‘T’ wave, the holy flowers and the infinite knot are all typical Tibetan. Two-door altar table with a tiger on the top and the combination Lord of the Skies and Lord of the Earth, Garuda, on the side, back, and end panels. The two doors are on the front side and open  by using the vertical-trim that separates the two doors as the door pull.   The tiger on top symbolizes strength, military effectiveness, and protection from enemies.  The top appears to have been repainted during WW II and not done by the same artist that did the sides. This alteration of the top would have been done as part of the war effort during the brutal years of the Japanese occupation. The Garuda lion is one of three victorious creatures of harmony.  The bonding between Garuda, Lord of the Skies, and the lion, Lord of the Earth, symbolizes the unification of heaven and earth in victory.  Along with the Garuda on each panel are the full complement of the Holy Trinity of flowers, the lotus, ashoka, and the camp in that order of importance. There is some small raised areas on the top; each about 1/4 of an inch, the top is attached by bamboo pegs and these pegs are causing the top clay undercoating to swell.

Age: circa 1930  
Dimensions:  H= 17.62"  W= 29.12"  D= 15.75"

SOLD SHIPPED TO SANTA FE, MN

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