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Buddhist painting called Tibetan Thangka* representing the goddess White Tara**, above her a lotus flower, surrounded by four other characters, vintage early 20th century.
This thangka is in good general condition. Signed on the back.
Note: some dirt and wear over time on the paint, see photos.
We put other thankha on sale on this site.
also spelled "tangka", "thanka" or "tanka", literally "thing that is rolled out", "roller"1, is a painting, drawing, or fabric on canvas originating in India and characteristic of the culture Tibetan Buddhist. They come in all sizes, from portable thangkas that can be rolled up and unrolled using two sticks passed through hems, to monumental thangkas intended to be unrolled on an area on the side of a hill or on a wall. in thangka and which can reach several tens of meters in height. The subjects of the thangkas come from Buddhism. They can represent:
symbolic mystical diagrams (mandala);
a bhavacakra, (wheel of karmic existence);
deities from Tibetan Buddhism or the Bon religion, sometimes linked to elements of history;
portraits of tulkus or lamas of high rank in the monastic hierarchy; they are sometimes accompanied by their benefactors or protectors.
Thangkas are most often intended to serve as a support for meditation. The subject is depicted in the center, surrounded by subordinate figures who are part of his retinue, his various divine forms, etc. The important deities of the pantheon are represented in the upper part. The lower part is reserved for various offerings and the guardian deities of the Law. Mountains are also depicted, an element of traditional Tibetan iconography.
** White Tara, Tibetan, Dolma Karpo, the white Liberator but also, luminous, clear, is one of the forms of the 21 known Taras. She is a deity of Tibetan Buddhism. It mainly symbolizes long life, its practice is generally used with the aim of having a long life, particularly when one is ill. His mantra is often recited while thinking of someone. It is white in color, which represents the absence of the two veils (internal disturbances and ignorance).
