Manjushri Bodhisattva Thangka Painting
€132.00
A Tibetan thangka of the Bodhisattva Manjushri, painted on linen-cotton with mineral pigments by an artisan of the Shigatse school: twenty-two layers of lapis lazuli, gold leaf, three to four months of work.
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Description
Thangkas travel rolled, protected inside their brocade mounting. For centuries, Tibetan monks carried them across mountain passes, unrolling them to illustrate doctrine, deity iconography, and episodes from sacred biography. The format is unchanged.
Northern Tibet, the Shigatse region, produces thangkas recognized for their finish. Tibetan painters follow an initiatory transmission: mineral pigments ground from stone first, then the techniques for priming the linen-cotton support, then the iconography of the one hundred and twenty-four gestures of the Bodhisattva Manjushri. This painting takes three to four months of continuous work. The pigments come from lapis lazuli, malachite, cinnabar, and gold leaf: rare materials, permanent. Lapis alone covers thirty-five percent of the surface, applied in twenty-two successive layers. This optical layering creates a luminous depth that oil painting cannot replicate.
The linen-cotton ground measures 78 by 58 centimeters including the brocade damask mounting. Fabric weight: 280 grams per square meter. Manjushri is depicted in his canonical form: golden-skinned, holding the flaming sword of discriminating wisdom in his raised right hand and the Prajnaparamita sutra in his left, seated on a lotus throne. Every attribute follows a textual specification centuries old.
A thangka is a visual support for contemplative practice and iconographic study. This piece may be displayed mounted or kept rolled in the traditional manner.
Tibetan linen-cotton. Dimensions: 78 x 58 cm. Mineral pigments: lapis lazuli, malachite, gold, cinnabar. Brocade damask mounting. Shigatse school, unbroken transmission.
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