Thangka Painting – Amitabha Buddha
€69.00
The Amitabha Buddha thangka is a hand-painted Tibetan devotional work in natural mineral pigments and gold leaf on primed cotton canvas, bordered with hand-stitched silk brocade. The painted field measures approximately 40 by 30 centimeters, with the full piece extending to approximately 70 by 50 centimeters.
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Description
The Thangka painting of Amitabha Buddha is a devotional work rendered in natural mineral pigments and gold leaf on primed cotton canvas, bordered with hand-stitched silk brocade, and fitted with wooden dowels for hanging. It enters any room as an object requiring sustained attention: the figure at its center still, the composition precise, the color unmistakably Tibetan in origin and tradition.
The painting field measures approximately 40 by 30 centimeters; the full piece with silk brocade border extends to approximately 70 by 50 centimeters. Amitabha is depicted in the dhyana mudra, hands resting in the lap in the gesture of meditation, robed in red, set against a background of lotus, cloud, and celestial landscape. Pigments include red ochre, lapis lazuli blue, gold leaf, and white mineral ground. The silk brocade is customarily gold and red, the traditional framing color for Amitabha thangkas. Wooden dowels at top and bottom allow the piece to hang flat and roll for transport or storage, following the format used in Tibetan monastic settings for centuries.
A thangka is hung on a wall at or slightly above eye level, facing into the room. In a practice space or meditation room, it serves as a focal point for seated attention. In a living or reception room, it functions as a significant work of sacred art. The piece rolls flat for transport without risk to the pigment layer, making it practical for those who move or travel with their collection.
Amitabha, whose name means Immeasurable Light, presides over Sukhavati, the Pure Land of the West, and is one of the five Dhyani Buddhas central to Vajrayana cosmology. The thangka 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 precisely: figure, proportion, color, and gesture conform to the Tibetan canonical standard developed over eight centuries.
Is this thangka painted by hand or printed? This is a hand-painted thangka produced by trained Nepalese or Tibetan artists using natural mineral pigments and gold leaf applied directly to primed cotton canvas. It is not a printed reproduction. Hand-painted thangkas of this quality are built to last centuries under normal conditions of indoor display.
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