Tangka
Tangka
17th century-18th century (made)
17th century-18th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A Lamaist temple banner, tangka, In the centre is Bsod.nams.p'yogs.glan (b.1439: d.1505), He is clothed in the style of Gelugpa ("Vicorious") yellow-cap sect of Lamaism, a deified Lama attended by celescials and tantric friends.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Tangka (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in tempera colours and gold on a prepared cotton ground. Triple mounted in red, yellow and dep blue silk brocade |
| Brief description | Tangka showing Bsod.nams.p'yogs.glain; Religion, Shigatse Tibet, C18 |
| Physical description | A Lamaist temple banner, tangka, In the centre is Bsod.nams.p'yogs.glan (b.1439: d.1505), He is clothed in the style of Gelugpa ("Vicorious") yellow-cap sect of Lamaism, a deified Lama attended by celescials and tantric friends. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Mrs C. Fraser |
| Object history | Note in the acquisition register, "One of a series of 14 t'ankas based on wood blocks cut at sNar t'an monastery near Tashilunpo. The first 12 (of which this is one) were cut between 1737 and 1780." Purchased from Mrs C. Fraser, Reston Lodge, Wellington Road, Bournemouth. 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. RP 1911-1120M |
| Production | from the Tashilhunpo monastry, Shigatse |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.32-1911 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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