Tibetan Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also known as Gau) which encases a painted
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities
Materials
Copper, Silver
Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau
Located in Redding, CT
Tibetan Traveling Prayer Shrine Gau. A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also
Category
Antique Early 1900s Anglo-Indian Antiquities
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
Tibetan Indian Nepalese Bronze Amulet Temple Shrine Figures Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
over their heads. Likely Tibetan or Indian/ Nepalese. Has a beautiful patina acquired over time.
From a
Category
20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Tibetan or Nepalese Bronze Amulets Temple Shrine Figures Artifacts
Located in Studio City, CA
/Northern Nepal.
Was acquired from a collection of Asian/ Tibetan/Nepalese and Indian artifacts.
We
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Tibetan Bronze and Gilt Temple Shrine Sculpture of Deity Bodhisattva White Tara
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece. Perhaps part of a Tibetan temple shrine at one time. Beautiful faded
Category
20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 12 in W 9 in D 6 in
Shrine for Tibet, The Alice S. Kandell Collection Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Shrine for Tibet: The Alice S. Kandell Collection.
Collection of Tibetan Sacred Art Marylin Rhie
Category
Early 2000s Tibetan Tibetan Books
Materials
Paper
Framed Tibetan Woven Silk Kesi Panel of Kirtimukha
Located in Atlanta, GA
or the image of a deity, or over the lintel of the gate to the shrine. In Tibetan Buddhism, it
Category
20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Textiles
Materials
Silk
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
during their travel. This large Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan ancestral shrines. The statues bring good lucky, and can be found in nearly every
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
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Tibetan Shrine Box with Chenresi Tsakli, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
century portable Tibetan shrine and likely once contained a Buddhist statue or prayer scroll. The lid of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric, Wood
Tibetan Traveling Gau Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling gau shrines were used to hold and carry sacred objects and were believed to offer
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning with the “om” written on the left hand side of this traveling shrine, an itinerant
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Tibetan Petite Traveling Gau Shrines
Located in Chicago, IL
A Buddhist follower may have purchased this pair of Tibetan traveling shrines over a century ago
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Steel, Brass
19th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrines on Stands "Gau"
Located in Chicago, IL
Keywords: tibet, tibetan, buddha, buddhist, gau, prayer, shrine, amulet, brass
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Early 20th Century Miniature Tibetan Traveling Shrines
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Carved In Relief Tibetan Buddhist Temple Shrine Plaque with Figures 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Carved In Relief Tibetan Buddhist Temple Shrine Plaque with Figures 20thC
Measures - 12 5/8" x 10
Category
20th Century Asian Religious Items
Materials
Wood
H 12.75 in W 10.5 in D 2.5 in
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Miniature Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Brass
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
A large antique Tibetan Buddha shrine or prayer box (also known as Gau) which encases a painted
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities
Materials
Silver, Copper
Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
, religious relic or was used as a portable shrine. The body of this shrine has intricately detailed chasing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Scholar's Objects
Materials
Coral, Brass, Steel
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Copper
Tibetan Hand Carved and Painted Large Wood Temple Shrine Dharma Wheel
Located in Studio City, CA
piece. We cannot find another like it. From a collection of Tibetan furniture and artifacts. We do not
Category
20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Tibetan Traveling Gau on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling Gau shrines were used to hold and carry sacred objects and were believed to offer
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Metalwork
Materials
Brass
19th Century Tibetan Gua with Turquoise and Coral
Located in Chicago, IL
Represented in this Gua, a Tibetan travelling shrine, is a statue of a Bodhisattva, a figure who
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Coral, Bronze
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha shrine) made from Tibetan silver with a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Tibetan Shrine
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the Century Q'ing Dynasty Tibetan Golden Painted Shrine
Category
Antique 19th Century Painted Furniture
Monastery Shrine
Located in New York, NY
Tibetan pine wood monastery Shrine with embossed painting. Contact dealer for further description
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Cupboards
Antique Traveling Tibetan Buddha Shrines
Located in New York, NY
Three antique Tibetan Buddha shrines or prayer boxes (also known as Gaus). These three pieces are
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Copper
Antique Tibetan Traveling Buddha House with Embroidered Fabric Carrying Case
Located in New York, NY
A small Tibetan traveling Buddha shrine (also known as Gau) complete with embroidered fabric
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Religious Items
Materials
Metal
H 1.5 in W 4.5 in D 5 in
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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Tibetan Antique Carpet from Private Collection
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique Tibetan carpet from my private collection: dark grey with three big pink flowers -
The blue color has a special long preparation procedure and it's used for important carpet...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Japanese Wood Gilt Lacquer Buddha Buddhist Temple Traveling Zushi Shrine Altar
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Japanese Buddhist portable traveling zushi shrine altar with Amida Buddha (Amitabha) concealed inside the folded wood doors.
This work dates back to the late Meiji/ E...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
H 8.25 in W 4 in D 3 in
19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Tibetan Elm Pegam Apothecary Bookcase Chest Altar Cabinet Bench Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Tibetan Pegam book chest bench seat. Made of elm with serpentine form and vibrant hand painted floral acanthus motif that features three toed dragons, big cats, fruit and bir...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Cabinets
Materials
Elm, Paint
20th Century Vintage Tibetan Massive Painted Altar Table, Console
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 32in H x53in W x 18in D
Drawer: 3 1/4in H x 10in W x 13in D
Origin: Tibet
Circa: 1950's
Material: Wood
Condition: Solid wood construction, very heavy and sturdy, hand pain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Tibetan Khadin Rug - Phoenix and Floral Indigo Wool Hand Knotted
Located in New York, NY
Antique indigo blue Tibetan Khaden rug with orange phoenix and floral ornamentation. The design and iconography is very unusual - unique as far as we know. All the colors are natural...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bronze Tibetan Yab-Yum Statue
Located in Ferndale, MI
Yab-yum statue symbolizing a union of wisdom and compassion, masculine and feminine, active and passive, compassion and insight necessary for enlightenment. Has significant weight to...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, Antique Tibetan Wooden Buddhist Mahakala Mask with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Tibetan wooden Buddhist Mahakala mask (Shaman Exorcism Mask Yama God of Death) with stand.
Age: Tibet, 19th Century
Size: Height 36.6 C.M. / Width 28.3 C.M. / Thickness 14.7 C.M....
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Antiquities
Materials
Wood
H 28.55 in W 11.15 in D 5.79 in
Framed Antique Tibetan Thangka of Yamantaka with Consort
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Tibetan Thangka with polychrome pigments on cloth, circa mid to late 19th century. It depicts Yamantaka, also known as Vajrabhairava, who is a wrathful manifestation of Ma...
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Textile
18th Century Tibetan Thangka Of Amitayus Buddha
Located in Dallas, TX
A THANGKA DEPICTING AMITAYUS, 18TH CENTURY
Tibet. Distemper on cloth, with a silk brocade frame, mounted as a hanging scroll with wood handles. Finely painted with Amitayus seated i...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings
Materials
Silk
Set of Two Tibetan Tsa Tsa
Located in Chicago, IL
This stack of two molded ceramic tsa tsa bricks depict Buddhist deities. Each was a meditation created in a monastery by a Buddhist monk in training. They were sold to religious pilg...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects
Materials
Clay
Tibetan Flint Striker, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Mounted Objects
Materials
Coral, Gold Plate, Steel, Metal
15th Century Northern Thai Bronze Buddha Masterpiece w Provenance - 9200
Located in Ukiah, CA
Masterpiece 15th century Northern Thai bronze Buddha. This is the best of the best. Traces of gilding in the crevices of the hair, behind the ears, etcetera. The casting is crisp, th...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
18thC Tibetan Buddha or Bodhisattva. Rare and Fine - 9460
Located in Ukiah, CA
Rare type 18thC Tibetan Buddha or Bodhisattva. 5.25" tall not including its custom base. Very distinctive sculpting style in the way the crown and robes are deliberately displayed a...
Category
Antique 18th Century Tibetan Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Tibetan Headdress
Located in New York, NY
Vintage tibetan headdress:
Measures: 8" x 10" x H 23".
Weighs 10 LBS.
Category
20th Century Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal
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Tibetan Shrine For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Tibetan shrine for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and copper, every Tibetan shrine was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the Tibetan shrine you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A Tibetan shrine, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a Tibetan Shrine?
Prices for a Tibetan shrine can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $428 and can go as high as $3,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,130.