Vintage Tibetan thangka
Vintage Tibetan thangka
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Thangka's are Tibetan scroll-paintings depicting buddhist motives. Since a lot of Tibetan people used to be nomadic, scroll-paintings on fabric were simply a very practical way to take with you while travelling.
Thangka's were for example used by nomadic buddhist monks as a visual tool to accompany their stories when they travelled from village to village to teach about the buddha's lessons. Not only the depictions on thangka's hold meaning, but also the way they are positioned on the painting, their sizes and distances to each other etc.
Nowadays, thangka's are mostly used in personal meditative practices. They can for example be hung in your practice room or above your altar. Staring at a thangka while meditating gives you a focus point, a place to rest your wandering eyes and mind. And of course there's always a lot to be seen on thangka's. They are filled with all kinds of buddhist motives, teachings and symbols and just taking your time, being in a contemplative state of mind, and observing everything that can be seen, can be a whole practice in itself.
This thangka is taken as a souvenir from a pelgrimage to Bhutan in the 1980's. It is handpainted on cotton fabric, surrounded by a frame of yellow and blue brocade. is measures approximately 48 x 31 centimeters.
Only one available.