Chris Buckley was educated at Balliol College Oxford and at Wolfson College Oxford, where he received a doctorate in chemistry. After being captivated by Tibetan art and culture during visit to Tibet ten years ago however his interests led him in a new direction; he now lives in Beijing, where he is well-known as a speaker on antiques and collecting, and especially on the relatively new study of Tibetan furniture.

VI.  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

VIII.  INTRODUCTION

1.  Land and People

13.  Forms and Uses

49.  Themes and Decoration

95.  Furniture for the Wrathful Gods

111.  Selected Pieces

216.  GLOSSARY

220.  RECOMMENDED READING

221.  INDEX