Buddhist Prayer Table Vintage Folding Wish Fulfilling Jewel And Snow Lion Tibet

  
A larger vintage Tibetan travelling / folding prayer table. Decorated with various significant Buddhist emblems including. Norbu, a wish-fulfilling precious jewel. Crossed thunderbolts, the eternal knot.

And a pair of roaring snow lions. The Lion's Roar, of course, a frequent metaphor for the awakening dharma of the Buddha.

Painted polychrome panels in sacred saffron and vermillion. Has been sourced from Kathmandu in Nepal though probably originated in Tibet. Norbu, a wish-fulfilling precious gem.

Framed by a pair of roaring snow lions forms the lead image. Symbols of enlightenment and awakening dharma.

The artist has drawn on a crossed vajra motif, the destroyer of ignorance, as inspiration for the top panel. Within Buddhist and Hindu mythology, the Norbu is a wish-fulfilling precious gem of great power. It is said that it has fallen from the cosmical sky onto the earth.

Legend has it this magical jewel manifests everything one wishes for. It is often depicted with a flaming crown, as here.

Nothing over 100 yrs is allowed to be exported from Nepal, and whilst we wouldn't claim this. Is anything like antique, it has some age, and has been produced in a time-honoured fashion using skills handed down from generation to generation of Nepalese craftsmen. A vintage Tibetan folding prayer table. A unique artefact from the. Please look carefully at the photographs as they form part of the description. ANTIQUE BUDDHA & SOAPSTONE LION/FU DOG FOR DISPLAY ONLY, AND NOT INCLUDED. On the home page of the listing. You can also follow us around India and the subcontinent on Instagram at lacewinginteriors.