Tibetan Artist, Thangka, Pre-1800, Drawing

About This Piece

This drawing on paper is a thangka.

We note some rubbing in places, stains especially in the bottom margin, the edge is slightly curled, the corners are worn, residue of binding on the corners on the reverse, however this drawing remained fresh in color.

It has a 450 inscription at the bottom in the margin.

A thangka, also spelled "tangka", "thanka" or "tanka", literally "thing that is unrolled", "scroll", is a painting, drawing, or cloth on canvas originating in India and characteristic of Tibetan Buddhist culture. They come in all sizes, from portable thangkas that can be rolled and unrolled by means of two sticks passed through hems, to monumental thangkas intended to be unrolled on a hillside area or thangka wall and which can reach several dozen meters in height.

The oldest known thangkas come from a few sites in India, including the Ajantâ caves (2nd to 5th century), in central India, and then from northwest China, such as the Mogao caves (in Dunhuang, Gansu province), on the Silk Road. In this second case, it is a question of wall paintings, as one finds later, in the art of the wall paintings of Tibetan Buddhism.

The oldest Tibetan thangkas on cloth are also found in the Mogao caves and date from the time when this region was a colony of the Tibetan Empire (629-877), they are dated from around 781 to 848.

The making of thangkas is part of the Regong arts, which include arts related to Tibetan Buddhism (painting, sculpture, embroidery, architecture, engraving). They were inscribed in 2009 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Dimensions :
Height : 32,5 cm
Width : 27 cm

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Period	Before 1890
Production Period	Unknown, Before 1890
Style	Asian
Detailed Condition	Good — This vintage/antique item may have some wear such as scratches and other signs of ageing.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use
Product Code	QKG-1450958
Materials	Paper, Paint
Color	Multicolored
Width	27 cm 27 cm
Depth	1 cm 0.3 cm
Height	33 cm 32.5 cm

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