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    Thangka

    A thangka is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front. So treated, thangkas can last a long time, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture will not affect the quality of the silk. Most thangkas are relatively small, comparable in size to a Western half-length portrait, but some are extremely large, several metres in each dimension; these were designed to be displayed, typically for very brief periods on a monastery wall, as part of religious festivals. Most thangkas were intended for personal meditation or instruction of monastic students. They often have elaborate compositions including many very small figures. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    A skilled thangka artist will generally select from a variety of predesigned items to include in the composition, ranging from alms bowls and animals, to the shape, size, and angle of a figure's eyes, nose, and lips. The process seems very methodical, but often requires deep understanding of the symbolism involved to capture the spirit of it. ...
  3. artsandculture.google.com

    Acrylic paints have largely replaced traditional natural pigments and real gold dust that were used earlier in thangka painting. The painting of a thangka is done with fine brushes. The artist blends different hues and adds details to give depth to the image, and a fine thangka can take a few months to complete.
  4. enlightenmentthangka.com

    Thangka means "thing that one unrolls" or "something that can be rolled up" in classical Tibetan, alluding to the 'scroll painting' nature of thangkas. These paintings are an integral part of Buddhism and a unique art form combining art and spirituality. An ancient art form, Thangka painting roots back thousands of years and has been preserved to date through generational practice.
  5. britannica.com

    thang-ka, (Tibetan: "something rolled up"), Tibetan religious painting or drawing on woven material, usually cotton; it has a bamboo-cane rod pasted on the bottom edge by which it can be rolled up.. Thang-kas are essentially aids for meditation, though they may be hung in temples or at family altars, carried in religious processions, or used to illustrate sermons.
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  6. norbulingka.org

    A thangka painter's goal is to create images that inspire the viewer. Unlike Western works of art, which are the product of the artist's personal ingenuity, Tibetan religious art is regarded as a way to communicate transcendental qualities to practitioners, the painter being the vessel.
  7. thangka-mandala.com

    Jul 30, 2023Dating back to the 7th century A.D, thangka painting is unequivocally one of the greatest art forms of Asia, and is considered to be part of the Abhidharma or "Art of Enlightenment". This means that thangkas are considered Buddhist iconography, each painting will symbolically represent divinities and passages based on the teachings of the ...
  8. guidetibet.com

    Oct 25, 2024Thangka, also known as "Tangga" and "Tangka", is a kind of colored scroll painting embroidered or painted on cloth, silk or paper.In the process of development, Gama Gachi painting school based on the tradition, bold innovation, absorb the essence of Han painters meticulous brushwork heavy color techniques, pay attention to lyrical freehand, pay attention to color contrast, form a ...
  9. exploretibet.com

    The transmission of Thangka painting skills occurred within monastic communities, fostering a lineage of artists who meticulously preserved and refined the craft. This historical continuity ensured that Thangkas retained their authenticity and cultural significance through the centuries. Cultural Importance of Tibetan Thangka Paintings
  10. education.asianart.org

    In Tibet, religious paintings come in several forms, including wall paintings, thangkas (sacred pictures that can be rolled up), and miniatures for ritual purposes or for placement in household shrines. Some thangka artists traveled all over Tibet, working for monasteries as well as for private patrons.
  11. artsandculture.google.com

    This thangka painting is centered on Shakyamuni, beneath whom standing his two disciples, Sariputta and Maudgalyayana both holding a khakkhara in one hand and a Buddha bowl in the other. The three are surrounded by the Eighteen Arahants, sixteen arahants with two aryas actually, who were introduced to Tibetan Buddhism from the Han Buddhism as a ...

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