Cultual Pearl Of Tibet--Thangka And Thangka's Art Feature

Thangka is a special style of art , most often painted on scrolls or embroidered on wall hangings of silk or other cloth. The name comes from the Tibetan language , and thangka is an art unique to Tibet. Common at monasteries , lamas' residences, famili halls for worshipping Budha,and home of Tibetan Buddhists , thangka is a mark of devotion to Buddhism and often serves as an object of worship.The thangka can be made in a wide variety of techniques: silk tapestry with cut designs, color printing, embroidery, brocade, applique, and pearl inlay . The content ranges frome Buddhas to the history and folk customs of Tibet.The thangka always has a theme of Buddhism , and the artists must follow the scared laws for portraying gods and Buddhas . Passages frome scripture are written in vermilion on the back , and the thangka is alwas unsigned , so it is next to impossible to know the painter and the age of ancient thangka.There are severy sample in this article , for example , A Portrait of Amitayus Buddha , a silk-tapestry thangka frome the period of Qing Emperor Guang Xu . In the middle are Amitayus ( the Buddha of boundless longevity ) with two monks as assistants below , and at the botton are four haevenly kings.Another sample is A Portrait of Tsongkhapa , an embroidered thangka from the Qing Dynasty was born in what is now Huangzhong County , Qinghai Province . He was a great Buddist thinker and the founder of the Ge-lug-pa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.The other behalf sample is Guardian Shilun , an applique thangka fromthe Qing Dynasty , featuring a sophisticated picture composition , radiant hues , and delicate craftsmanship in tailoring , pasting , and sewing . And Monasteries in Anterior Tibet , a cloth thangka from the Qing Dynasty , depicting a dozen monasteries and buildings in anterior Tibet ( the area around Lhasa and Shannan), including the Potala Palace and the Jokhang, Ganden, Sera, and Drepung Monasteries.