We had the rare opportunity this year to purchase a large collection of Tibetan
painted panels. They all came from one source who had been collecting them
from monasteries in eastern Tibet for the past several years. Most of these
were rescued from monasteries which were destroyed during the Cultural
Revolution.
Some were used as room dividers, some were built into walls or used as doors on
built-in cupboards, while others were rescued from large furniture pieces which
were destroyed. Doors are obvious from the top and bottom pins on which they
pivoted. Many of the panels have chamfered edges while others were framed with
wood.
As has been the case with painted Tibetan furniture for several years, newly
"created" painted panels are now beginning to appear on the market from
workshops in China and even Tibet. All the panels shown here are guaranteed to
be absolutely authentic.
If making inquiries about a specific panel or pair of panels, please be sure to
include its inventory number. The dimensions of each panel can be
found on its enlargement page.
For prices please send us an email requesting the 2003 Painted Panel price
list. To assure that your email will be received please add "panel price list"
to the subject line of your email.
