Item Type: Tibetan Antique Thangka
Dimensions: Framed Height: 26.77 in (68 cm) Width: 17.32 in (44 cm)
Style: Tibetan (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques: Mineral Pigment, Wood
Place of Origin: Tibet
Period: 19th century
Date of Manufacture: 19th century
Condition: Good Condition

An old Thangka inlaid with mineral color materials, the painting is exquisite and the panel inlay process is elegant. The thangka is framed in it, and the surface has been treated. There is no need to embed glass, and it can be hung directly. The theme of the thangka is the Ekādaśamukha, which stands in the middle. The head is divided into five layers, with a total of eleven faces. The whole is arranged in a tower shape. The top layer on the front is Amitabha Buddha, with an aura of auspiciousness, which is a Dharma image for all living beings who practice Mahayana; the lower layer is a three-eyed wrathful image that punishes evildoers, wearing five crowns, thick eyebrows like fire, three eyes wide open, and the lower part is swollen. He has a round curly beard and earrings, and his face is majestic; underneath, he has a compassionate face, with a square face, a straight nose, and vivid and regular eyebrows. They all wear a five-leaf crown, and the lower crown reveals their forehead hair and earlobes. Fancy ears, solemn and calm face, full of charm. Guanyin wears a long dress with heavenly clothes, hands clasped together, and stands upright on a circular pedestal. There is a string of pearls on the chest, and she is wearing a silk. The long silk hangs around her body on both sides, and the tail ends are rolled outwards. , full of elegant and dynamic; the six arms on both sides of the body are stretched at different angles. The three hands on the left hold lotus, bow and arrow, and water bottle, and the three hands on the right hold rosary beads and Dharma wheel respectively. Each arm on both sides of the back of the body is decorated The bracelets and armbands spread out like a fan, more like a peacock spreading its tail, which is beautiful and magnificent. Lotus flowers are in full bloom outside Thousand Hands Thousand Eyes, surrounded by heavenly auspicious clouds. White Tara and Green Tara below are guarded by two Bodhisattvas. The overall color contrast is even more intense, but there is a kind of harmonious beauty, which is even more unique. The painter expresses the characteristics of each character, the layout is well-proportioned, the expressions and expressions are different, and the overall image is vivid and magnificent. Inherited from Ganden Monastery, it is an early thangka work and is worth collecting.