Tibetan prayer box (gau / gao)

Tibetan Gau with Amitabha Buddha Tsa Tsa Image

Tibetan Gau. Copper and silver, enclosing a small earthenware tsa tsa image of Amitabha Buddha. With attached brocade cord. 9 x 7 cm

Tibetan 19th Century Silver Filigree Gau Box with Turquoise

Tibetan 19th century silver filigree Gau box. Set with turquoise.

19th Century Tibetan Silver Filigree Gau Box with Turquoise

Tibetan 19th century silver filigree Gau box. Set with turquoise.

Tibetan Kalachakra Gau with Tingsha Cymbals

Tibetan 19th century Gau (amulet box), engraved with the Kalachakra mantra, together with two Tibetan Tingsha (cymbals), 10 x 10 cm, Provenance: Geoffrey key collection, London

Turquoise Inlaid Tibetan Silver Gau with Losses

Two Tibetan silver Gau (amulet boxes), each inlaid with turquoise, each exhibiting losses.

Tibetan Silver and Crystal Buddha Amulet Box

Tibetan 19th century silver and copper Gau (amulet box), circular shape enclosing a rare carved rock crystal figure of Shakyamuni Buddha. The exterior decorated in fine repousse depicting the eight auspicious emblems, Provenance: Geoffrey key collection,…

Tibetan Silver and Copper Gau with Buddha Amitabha

A 19th century Tibetan Sliver and copper Gau (amulet box), the central window with a tsa tsa model of the Buddha Amitabha framed by fine silver repousse work depicting the eight auspicious emblems. Complete with original red brocade cloth cover, 12 cm x…

Tibetan Silver & Copper Gau with Auspicious Symbols

Tibetan Sliver and copper Gau (amulet box), the silver with fine repousse work depicting the eight auspicious symbols. Complete with original cloth covering

Chen Peiqiu's Running Script Calligraphy

Chen Peiqiu (1922-2020) Gao Tian Chun Shui. Calligraphy in running script, ink on paper. Inscribed, signed and three red seal of the artist. 1922-2020', 97.4 x 35 cm. Provenance: a private collection, Melbourne, Australia, gift from the artist.

Qianjiangcai Wisteria Vase, Signed Jin Gao, Late Qing Dynasty

A qianjiangcai 'wisteria' vase Signed Jin Gao (active 1862-1908), four character Guangxu mark, late Qing dynasty 37.2 cm high. Provenance: From a private collection, Sydney

Tibetan Gau with Buddha Symbols and Compassionate Figure

An Tibetan Gau (travelling shrine), the lotus petal shaped box in copper with silver front panel. The silver panel chased and engraved with the eight auspicious Buddha symbols. The back panel of the box engraved with the sacred Kalachakra symbol…

Tibetan Gau Box Pendant Necklace with Coral Beads

A silver and coral Tibetan Gau box pendant necklace, 3.6 mm round coral beads with silver beads spacers, 1 branching to a double and then triple strand with silver rondel spacers, front attached with a 45 x 40 mm coral set Gau box to lobster claw clasp,…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer with Qin Gao Riding Carp

A Chinese bronze censer, Qin Gao riding a carp, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 17 cm high, 24 cm long

Tibetan Yamantaka Tsatsa in Wooden Frame

A Tibetan moulded Tsatsa of Yamantaka, 18th/19th century, the tsatsa with polychrome decoration set within a wooden gao frame, 11 cm high, 8.7 cm wide

18th Century Tibetan Copper Gao Box with 'Om' Engraving

A Tibetan copper Gao box, 18th century, of arched form, engraved to the front with 'Om' in archaic Ranja script, the Virtue Collection, 7 cm high

Tibetan Silver Belt Ornament with Gold Filigree and Turquoise

A Tibetan silver belt ornament with gold filigree and turquoise mounts 19th century, consisting of three fine braided chains two terminating in hooks, together with a later silver and gold gau box pendant. (2), 28 cm wide

Tibetan Three-Window Gao with Deities and Symbols

Large Tibetan three window silver and copper Gao, with repousse Buddhist symbols and sacred objects, containing three deities, presented within brocade carry case, height 23 cm

Tibetan Dragon Gao Box with Inlaid Coral and Turquoise

A Tibetan copper and parcel gilt Gao box,19th century, in an octagonal shape, the front well decorated with a dragon surrounded by six auspicious symbols, inlaid with coral and turquoise, the back finely engraved with a double-Vajra, 14 cm long, 15.5 cm…

Chinese Pine Tree and Squirrel Scrolls by Gao Jianfu

Four Chinese scrolls of pine trees and Squirrel, signed after Gao Jianfu [1879 - 1951], dated Winter 1934, an artist and educator, 195 x 34 cm

Tibetan Dragon Gau in Brocade Case

Tibetan silver travelling shrine 'Gau', of square form with ruyi shaped top, decorated with flaming pearl flanked by two dragons, set within a red, gilt and green brocade case, height 23 cm

Tibetan Buddhist Portable Shrines with Deities and Symbols

Three fine Tibetan portable Buddhist Shrines, Gau, silver repousse and copper, 19th/20th century, each have a niche with a clay painted deity, the covers decorated with Buddhist symbols, felt and brocade fitted carrying purses [3], height 15 and 20 cm

Rooster Catching Moth by Xian Artist Gao Ying

A Rooster Catching a Moth, Xian Artist, Gao Ying, black & coloured ink on paper, signed with red seal, inscribed Taoism follows nature, the rooster is the tenth animal in the Chinese zodiac, 2017 is the year of the rooster. Provenance: Purchased from the…

Tibetan Copper Gao with Buddhist Symbols and Semi-Precious Stones

A Tibetan repousse copper and silver Gao, 18th-19th century, inset with semi-precious stones, finely decorated with the eight Buddhist precious symbols, a mask of Kirtimukha at the base, 15 cm high

Rare Luohan Head with Ming Dynasty Bank Note

A large Chinese wooden head of a Luohan, Jin/Yuan Dynasty 13-14th century, the expressive features very well defined, with original textile base attached to the surface, gesso and lacquer absent, consecration material found inside the head cavity, in the…

Plum Blossoms and Rock by Gao Jianfu

Gao Jianfu (1879-1951), plum blossoms and rock, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, inscribed and signed Jianfu, with two seals of the artist, dated (mingguo) twenty-seventh year (1938), 84.5 cm x 30.5 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection since…