The slightly flaring wide bowl having floral beading on rims, with painted black and yellow lines on interior; the stem of lamp featuring lotus petals.H. 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.) Provenance: From the estate of Mr Lobang Lhalungpa, a one time monk official in the Government of Tibet, he was also a pioneer radio broadcaster, educator, translator-scholar of Tibetan texts and spent a lifetime in advancing Tibetan culture and civilization. He came from a family of Buddhist scholars. He emigrated from India to Canada from 1971 and taught Tibetan language and religion at UBC.