Painted Choksar Prayer Table from Mongolia - 19th Century Style - Teapot Torkham (or Torgam) cabinets were

Torkham (or Torgam) cabinets were used to store ritual cakes or torma

Within this mandala-like form appears a serene divine head

77 x 53 x 57 (w x d x h cms)

and historic marks consistent with its original use

These jali fish were traditionally filled with sweet smelling spices and hung in huts

Painted Choksar Prayer Table from Mongolia - 19th Century Style - Teapot Torkham (or Torgam) cabinets wereThis is a beautiful specimen of an antique 19th century Painted Choksar Prayer Table from Mongolia. It features delicate floral artwork painted in two central frames, surrounded by a repeating pattern along the edges of the piece. Choksars (as with antique Mongolian and Tibetan furniture in general) are becoming increasingly rare. Choksars were used as prayer tables by monks for reading scrolls and books. A yak butter lamp would be burnt regularly