Painted Floral Choksar Prayer Table from Tibet - 19th Century Bracelets & Bangles 158 x 45 x 91

158 x 45 x 91 (wxdxh cms)

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Painted Floral Choksar Prayer Table from Tibet - 19th Century Bracelets & Bangles 158 x 45 x 91This 19th century Tibetan Choksar (or chksar) prayer table is a wonderfully preserved example of Himalayan monastic furniture. Used by monks as a low reading table for sacred Buddhist scriptures and manuscripts, Choksars occupied an important place within temples and monasteries, where they supported religious texts during study, prayer and chanting. The front is decorated with three finely hand painted floral panels in rich ochre, crimson and deep