Thangka Painting – Amitabha Buddha

Description

Thangka painting depicting Amitabha Buddha, rendered in mineral pigment on primed cotton canvas, enters any room as an object of sustained attention: the figure still at its center, the composition precise, the color unmistakably Tibetan.

Amitabha, the Buddha of Immeasurable Light, presides over Sukhavati, the Pure Land of the West, and is one of the five Dhyani Buddhas central to Vajrayana cosmology. Thangka painting as a tradition dates to at least the eleventh century in Tibet, where artists trained within monastic ateliers, learning iconometric proportions, color symbolism, and the gesture language of each deity. This thangka follows those conventions: Amitabha is depicted in meditation posture, hands in dhyana mudra, robed in red, surrounded by lotus and cloud.

Painted on primed cotton canvas with natural mineral pigments and gold leaf detail, this thangka measures approximately 40 x 30 cm for the painted field, with a traditional silk brocade border extending the full piece to approximately 70 x 50 cm. Wooden dowels at top and bottom allow the piece to hang flat and roll for storage or transport, following the traditional Tibetan format. The brocade is typically gold and red, the customary frame for Amitabha thangkas, and is stitched by hand to the canvas border.

Thangka painting of Amitabha Buddha. Natural mineral pigments and gold leaf on primed cotton canvas. Hand-stitched silk brocade border. Painted field approximately 40 x 30 cm, full size approximately 70 x 50 cm. Wooden dowel hangers included. Handcrafted in Nepal or Tibet.

An object made to last centuries. Handcrafted by trained Nepalese or Tibetan artists. Available exclusively through Artisan d’Asie.