Tangka
18th century (made)
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This scroll painting or tangka depicts the Buddha Amitayus (phonetic Tibetan: Tsepagme; transliterated Tibetan: Ts'e dpag med), the Buddha of Infinite Life. He is surrounded by many other representations of himself. Amitayus is central to the Long Life Ceremony, which aims at prolonging human life. The tangka may have been commissioned for such a ceremony. This is a ‘gold’ tangka, or Sertang in Tibetan (transliterated Tibetan: gSer t'ang). The name derives from the technique of drawing directly on to a gold background or, as here, drawing in gold on to a red background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gouache on cotton cloth |
| Brief description | Tangka depicting the Buddha Amitayus and in repeat throughout; Religion, cotton, painted, Tibet, C18 |
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| Historical context | Scroll painting or tangka depicting Amitayus the Buddha of Infinite Life sorrounded by many other representations of himself. Such a tangka might have been commissioned in association with a Longlife Ceremony as its ritual and visualisation centered on this deity. |
| Summary | This scroll painting or tangka depicts the Buddha Amitayus (phonetic Tibetan: Tsepagme; transliterated Tibetan: Ts'e dpag med), the Buddha of Infinite Life. He is surrounded by many other representations of himself. Amitayus is central to the Long Life Ceremony, which aims at prolonging human life. The tangka may have been commissioned for such a ceremony. This is a ‘gold’ tangka, or Sertang in Tibetan (transliterated Tibetan: gSer t'ang). The name derives from the technique of drawing directly on to a gold background or, as here, drawing in gold on to a red background. |
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| Accession number | IM.30-1937 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2003 |
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