{"product_id":"hand-painted-thangka-gau-pendant","title":"Hand-Painted Thangka Gau Pendant","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;font-size:15px;line-height:1.75;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#6E675D;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA temple you can carry · Hand-painted miniature · One of a kind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSealed inside a gau — the traditional portable shrine of the Himalayas — a hand-painted thangka rests against the chest. For centuries, travellers, herders and pilgrims have worn gau boxes like this one: a temple you can carry. Small enough to travel; complete enough to contemplate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 8px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.85em;color:#6E675D;\"\u003eIconography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eTriple-faced deity enthroned on a lotus amid clouds and blossoms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003ePainted entirely by hand on canvas with fine mineral pigments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eDelicate gold detailing across the miniature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eCopper case with gold-tone finish, crowned with a vajra finial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 8px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.85em;color:#6E675D;\"\u003eThe Gau Tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gau is the traditional amulet box of Tibet and the Himalayas — worn at the chest, it held small sacred images, relics or blessed objects. This example is worked in copper with a gold-tone finish; a braided cord lets you wear it as a necklace, or set it on a stand as a traveling shrine for a desk, an altar, a journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 8px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.85em;color:#6E675D;\"\u003eWhat It Brings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #E4DDD1;background:#FFFFFF;padding:16px 20px;margin:6px 0;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003eMiniature thangkas have long been carried as companions of travel and daily life — an image of protection, steadiness and blessing worn close to the heart. What this one offers is quietly personal: a moment of stillness you can hold in one hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 8px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.85em;color:#6E675D;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eOne of a kind — painted by hand; once it finds its home, it is gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eApprox. 6 cm (2.4 in) tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eCopper gau case, gold-tone finish, vajra finial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eBraided cord necklace; compatible with a display stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 7px;\"\u003eArrives in a protective box, ready for gifting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:16px 0 0;\"\u003eCurious about the figure inside? \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/thangka-culture\"\u003eRead our guide to thangka culture\u003c\/a\u003e — the eight deities you will meet most often.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Jade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46604604145761,"sku":"SKU-TKG-P1","price":1088.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3196\/1697\/files\/gau-front.jpg?v=1789911283","url":"https:\/\/inkandjade.com\/products\/hand-painted-thangka-gau-pendant","provider":"Ink \u0026 Jade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}