Tangka painting
Tangka
18th century - 19th century (made)
18th century - 19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Hanging temple painting showing the paradise of the assembled Deities, Tutelary Gods (Yi.dam), Defenders of the Law (Dharmapalas) and canonised Lamas of the Gelug.pa Reformed sect of Lamais Buddhism.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Tangka painting |
| Materials and techniques | Tempera colours and gold on a prepared ground. The triple mount is of terra-cotta (for red), yellow and dark-blue satin brocade, enriched in the case of the two inner mounts with strips of silvered paper and in the outer mount with strips of gilt paper. |
| Brief description | Ts'ogs-shing, Assembly Tree of the Gods; Religion, Tibet, early C18 |
| Physical description | Hanging temple painting showing the paradise of the assembled Deities, Tutelary Gods (Yi.dam), Defenders of the Law (Dharmapalas) and canonised Lamas of the Gelug.pa Reformed sect of Lamais Buddhism. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Ratan Tata, York House, Twickenham |
| Object history | Navajbai Sett (1877- 1965), the younger daughter of Ardeshir Merwanji Sett, or Lady Ratan Tata gave the collection of her husband Sir Ratan Tata (1871- 1918) in 1920 to the V&A. The collection was distributed across the Indian Section and the then departments of architecture, ceramics, metalwork, paintings, textiles, and woodwork. Sir Ratan Tata was a great art collector, and although he collected often to decorate the several residences he had in England, India and France, he also pursued his collecting interests specifically on these trips. He was interested in Chinese and Japanese works which he acquired in the countries as well as in European paintings, ceramics, and Indian textiles and crafts. Among the items acquired in 1920 were many that were housed at Sir and Lady Tata’s residence, York House in Twickenham. When Sir Ratan Tata died, the Executors of his estate offered his collection to the Prince of Wales Museum (now the CSMVS), Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1920. It was in the same year that she gave parts of the collection to the V&A. Given by Lady Ratan Tata, York House, Twickenham. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1920-6471 |
| Production | Monastic work |
| Bibliographic reference | Tibetan art / John Lowry. London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1973
p. 67, cat. no. 28 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.229-1920 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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