Fine polychrome painting on linen
Nepal, Tibet, 20th Century
Mandala Thangka
Measurements: 55 x 40 cm
Good condition

This perfectly shaped Thangka with the depiction of Mandala was made in Tibet in the 20th century. Many different deities are shown. The Mandala Thangka follows a geometric pattern of circles and figures. In this Case the shapes and colors are predetermined, because Thangkas is a iconography (all images are based on patterns). Important is the quality of the execution. Since this is handicraft art on a very high level, there are no Thangkas with artist names or signatures.



The Thangka painting is a good condition with usual traces of age. There are some minor tears, some loss of paint and some slight creases. There is some hardly noticeable water staining on the back. It measures 55 x 40 cm.



Thangka

A Thangka (Tibetan: ka thang, thang ga) is a scroll painting of Tantric Buddhism. It is used by meditation in temples or at home shrines and processions. Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, guardian deities, Arhats, various lamas, ascetics and Pandits was portrayed in scenes of her life in various incarnations. Often there are mandalas with the wheel of life schools and traditions. Thangkas are created by well-defined iconographic rules (in terms of body shape, dress and attitude of the sitter), and are particularly common in Tibet. (khe)

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