Knowledge about small thangkas

1. What is Thangka? What is it?

What is Thangka? The name sounds like a card from the Tang Dynasty. In fact, Thangka is also called Thangka. It is a religious scroll painting that is framed with colored satin and hung for worship.

It belongs to the category of Tibetan culture. After hearing about the majestic Dunhuang murals, do you know about another extraordinary existence - Thangka. The content of Thangka covers many fields such as history, culture, and social life. . Thangka is a treasure of Chinese national painting art. If you give me seven boxes of jewelry, I only want one thangka. It may be a bit exaggerated, but the significance and collection value of thangka are really incomparable to ordinary gold and silver.

The placement of thangkas is very particular. Friends who love, collect and invest in thangkas should be aware of the taboos on the placement of thangkas. Different thangkas have different hanging places and orientations, and each has different emphasis.

1. Choose a relatively quiet place or a location above, such as above the Buddhist hall, study or living room, etc. 2. All kinds of thangkas are not suitable to be placed in dirty places, including couples’ bedrooms, kitchens, and bathrooms.

3. Use yellow cloth to cover it when it is inconvenient (such as Dharma protector Thangka and Tantric deity type). 4. Most thangkas have been consecrated, especially traditional old thangkas and Tibetan Buddhist thangkas, which must not be placed in bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens.

Because a thangka that has been consecrated is equivalent to being blessed and has the same status as the Buddha, Bodhisattva and other gods and Buddhas. Out of respect and awe for the gods and Buddhas, Thangkas cannot be placed in the light. Darker and more polluted places. Mandala-type thangkas are suitable to be placed at the entrance, which can better play a role in guarding the house to avoid evil and pray for blessings.

Thangkas like Buddha statues are more suitable to be placed in living rooms, study rooms, etc., and are easy to use for viewing and worshiping. 5. When wearing a small thangka, whether we want to wear it or not, we must hang it in a high place and in a clean place. We must not put them in unclean places such as bedrooms, sofas, beds, or toilets. Don't throw it away casually, as doing so is disrespectful to the thangka.

Therefore, I advise you to bring the consecrated and blessed ornaments back to your home. It is your own Buddhist destiny. It is not only good for you, but also very good for your family. .

2. How to wear Thangka? Are there any taboos

1) Generally speaking, Thangka is rarely worn with anyone

2) Thangka is worn with everyone Most of them are placed in Gawu and will not be displayed casually in front of people

3) Most of the small thangkas are no larger than a palm. Compared with the large thangkas, the painting style is more primitive and rough. The collection value is also relatively low, unless you can collect a complete set

4) Traditionally, small thangkas (which have special names but I forgot them) are used in religious rituals, so Artists rarely draw single sheets, most of them draw a complete set

5) How to make a complete set? It depends on what method the owner of the thangka wants to practice, or what he hopes to do through the small thangka.

6) For example, spell masters (not invented by the Tibetan code, this profession really exists) often use small thangkas to practice. Most of the curse masters are lay practitioners, a bit like shamans

7) The theory of patron saints is not so popular in Tibetan Buddhism, and is more hyped up by some businessmen.

But we can also provide some online sayings for your reference

·The patron saint of those born in the Year of the Rat is——Thousand-Hand Guanyin

·The patron saint of those born in the Year of the Ox and Tiger is—— Void Treasure Bodhisattva

The patron saint born in the Year of the Rabbit is Manjusri Bodhisattva

·The patron saint born in the Year of the Dragon and Snake is Samantabhadra Bodhisattva

The patron saint of those born in the Year of the Horse is Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva

The patron saint of those born in the Year of the Sheep and Monkey is Maharashtra Tathagata

The patron saint of those born in the Year of the Rooster is—No Moving Buddha Bodhisattva

The patron saint born in the Year of the Dog and Pig is Amitabha

Generally speaking, a small thangka can be purchased for at most a hundred yuan

3. How to place thangkas and where is the most appropriate place

1. Choose a quieter place or an upper position, such as the upper part of the Buddhist hall, the upper part of the study room or the living room, etc.

2. All kinds of thangkas are not suitable to be placed in dirty places, including the couple’s bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom.

3. Cover with yellow cloth when encountering inconvenience (such as Dharma protector thangka and secret cultivating deities).

4. Most thangkas have been consecrated, especially traditional *** old thangkas and Tibetan Buddhist thangkas, which must not be placed in bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens. Because a thangka that has been consecrated is equivalent to being blessed and has the same status as the Buddha, Bodhisattva and other gods and Buddhas. Out of respect and awe for the gods and Buddhas, Thangkas cannot be placed in places with darker light or more polluted air. Heavy place. Mandala-type thangkas are suitable to be placed at the entrance, which can better play a role in guarding the house to avoid evil and pray for blessings. Thangkas like Buddha statues are more suitable to be placed in living rooms, study rooms, etc., for viewing and worshiping.

5. When wearing a small thangka, whether we want to wear it or not, we must hang it in a high place and in a clean place. Never put them in the bedroom, sofa, bed, etc. Don't throw away some unclean parts of the toilet casually. Doing so is disrespectful to thangka. Therefore, I advise you to take the consecrated and blessed ornaments back to your home. It is your own Buddhist destiny. It is not only good for you, but also very good for your family.

If the rope or chain for wearing a thangka is damaged, whether it is due to wear or other reasons and you want to replace it, you can replace it at any time without any impact.

In addition, when wearing a small thangka, there will be sweat stains and dust due to long-term wearing. When cleaning the thangka, it is recommended to use a soft and clean dry towel (preferably new) or paper towels to gently wipe the thangka. Just use the card. When the hanging thangka encounters a soot-blackened area, wipe it with a towel dipped in a small amount of water or spray it with a dry cleaning agent. It is not necessary to clean it every day, just once a month. Special attention should be paid to the fact that hand-painted thangkas cannot touch water. Hand-painted thangkas are made of mineral powder dipped in glue. Contact with water will damage the picture of the thangka. Thangkas framed in Chinese style can be cleaned once a year.

6. Thangkas should not be exposed to the sun. After Thangka is exposed to the sun, the cotton cloth will expand, causing the colors on the screen to be pulled apart, resulting in cracks on the screen. Therefore, you should try to place the thangka in a place with a constant temperature.

7. Thangka should not be placed in a humid place, let alone get wet. It should be kept as dry as possible, otherwise the thangka will fade and fade.

4. Briefly introduce the key points of Thangka Encyclopedia

Thangka is simply a scroll painting of ***.

Thangka (Thang-ga) is also called Tangga, Tangka, which is a Tibetan transliteration and refers to a religious scroll painting framed with colored satin and then hung for worship. Thangka is a unique painting art form in Tibetan culture. The subject matter involves Tibetan history, politics, culture and social life and many other fields. It can be called an encyclopedia of the Tibetan people.

Most thangkas handed down from ancient times are works of Tibetan Buddhism and Bon religion. It is similar to the scroll paintings in the Han area. It is mostly painted on cloth or paper, and then sewn and framed with silk and satin. The upper horizontal axis has a string for hanging, and both ends of the lower axis are decorated with exquisite axle heads.

The screen is covered with thin silk and double ribbons. After a Thangka painting involving Buddhism is framed, a lama is usually asked to recite sutras and blessings, and the lama's gold or cinnabar handprint is stamped on the back.

There are also very small amounts of tapestry, embroidery and pearl thangkas. The drawing of Thangka is extremely complicated and the materials used are extremely sophisticated. The pigments are all natural mineral and plant raw materials. The color is bright and durable, and has a strong snowy style.

The content of Thangka is mostly about Chinese religion, history, culture, art, science and technology, etc. It embodies the beliefs and wisdom of the Tibetan people and records the civilization, history and development of China.

5. Does anyone know anything about the Tibetan Buddhist painting "Thangka"~

Thangka, also called Tangga, Thangka, is a Tibetan transliteration, referring to Religious scroll paintings framed with colorful satin and hung for worship.

Thangka is a unique painting art form in Tibetan culture. The subject matter involves Tibetan history, politics, culture and social life and many other fields. It can be called an encyclopedia of the Tibetan people. Most of the Thangkas handed down from ancient times are works of Tibetan Buddhism and Bon religion.

It is similar to the scroll paintings in the Han area. It is mostly painted on cloth or paper, and then sewn and framed with silk and satin. The upper horizontal axis has a string for hanging, and both ends of the lower axis are decorated with exquisite axle heads. The painting is covered with thin silk and double ribbons.

After a Thangka painting involving Buddhism is framed, a lama is usually asked to recite sutras and blessings, and the lama's gold or cinnabar handprint is stamped on the back. There are also very small amounts of tapestry, embroidery and pearl thangka.

The drawing of Thangka is extremely complicated and the materials used are extremely sophisticated. The pigments are all natural mineral and plant raw materials. The color is bright and durable, and has a strong snowy style. The content of Thangka is mostly related to Tibetan religion, history, culture, art, science and technology, etc. It embodies the faith and wisdom of the Tibetan people, records the civilization, history and development of Tibet, and expresses the Tibetan people's inexhaustible love for the Buddha. Comparable emotions and incomparable emotions for Xueyu towards Buddha and infinite love for Xueyu’s hometown.

Thangka is a novel painting art that emerged during the Songtsan Gampo period. It is a scroll painting framed with colored satin. It has distinctive national characteristics, strong religious color and unique artistic style. , has always been regarded as a treasure by the Tibetan people. Thangkas come in many varieties and textures, but most are drawn on cloth and paper.

In addition, there are also embroidery, brocade, tapestry and appliqué fabric thangkas. Some of them are decorated with colorful patterns, with pearls and gems embellished with gold threads, creating a perfect match. The art of Thangka painting is a masterpiece of Chinese culture and has had a profound influence for more than a thousand years.

Thangka contains a wide range of contents, including colorful Buddha statues and pictures reflecting Tibetan history and national customs. *** The composition of Thangka is rigorous, balanced, plump and changeable. The main painting methods include meticulous brushwork, heavy color and line drawing.

There are many varieties of thangkas. In addition to painted and printed thangkas, there are also embroidery, brocade (pile embroidery), tapestry, appliqué and pearl thangkas. Embroidered thangkas are made of silk threads of various colors. Landscapes, figures, flowers, feathers, pavilions, pavilions, etc. can be embroidered.

Brocade thangka is woven with satin as the ground, using silk of several colors as the weft, staggered jacquard, and pasted on the fabric, so it is also called "dui embroidery". Appliqué thangkas are made of satin of various colors, cut into various characters and graphics, and pasted on the fabric.

Kesi thangka uses the method of "opening the warp and breaking the weft", using weft threads of various colors for strong decorative effect. Some even have colorful patterns with pearls, jade and precious stones interspersed with gold threads. The beads are perfectly matched and the gold shines, making them particularly dazzling.

Kesi is a special handicraft unique to my country that transplants paintings onto silk fabrics. These fabric thangkas have tight and thick texture, rigorous composition, exquisite patterns and brilliant colors.

Most of ***’s fabric thangkas are specially made in the mainland, especially those that were introduced to *** during the Yongle and Chenghua years of the Ming Dynasty. Later *** also produced embroidery and appliqué locally. Like fabric thangka. There are two types of printed thangkas, one is full-color printing and then mounted, and the other is made by first carving the painted image into a carving board, printing it on thin silk or fine cloth with ink, and then coloring and mounting it.

This kind of thangka has slender strokes and powerful knife skills. Most of the colors are ink dyed on the outside and Zhu painted on the inside. It has clear layers and is unique.

The patterns are intertwined with warp threads wherever necessary, and look like carvings. They are elegant in style and have a three-dimensional decorative effect.

Currently, most of the products sold on the market are printed and painted thangkas. Thangka has unique emphasis on color application. The heavy color background colors are roughly divided into five types: red, black, blue, gold and silver.

The red thangka mostly depicts stories of the Buddha’s life, with a rich style. The black thangka mostly depicts the protection gods, Vajra and other content about suppressing demons and subjugating demons, and is decorated with golden outlines. The picture is majestic and solemn.

Blue thangkas mostly depict themes such as the Happy Buddha and Chakrasamvara, which have auspicious and festive meanings. Gold and silver thangkas have rich and elegant images and pure and brilliant colors.

Sometimes the background color of the picture also changes with the content from "earth realm" to "heaven realm". For example, in hell, the protector gods are painted to subdue demons, and the background color is mainly red; with the appearance of the Bodhisattva in the middle , the color gradually turns blue; when it reaches the heaven, it is a blue background. In addition, the color white is used as a means to express the appearance and character of gods and Buddhas, so white is often used to express calmness, kindness, and kindness; red and dark blue represent aggressiveness, ferocity, and ferociousness (angry), subtly blending the characters. Blocks of red, green, cyan and blue are used in juxtaposition; gold represents a variety of colors, showing a sacred atmosphere.

In terms of time, we can roughly divide Thangka art into four periods. The first period is the Jianjin period from the 7th to the 9th century, which is the early stage of statue making and the origin of Tibetan Buddhism.

The composition is simple and mostly painted with four basic colors: cyan, yellow, red and white. The figures are almost complete, with only the Brahma rope and eight treasures as solemn features. The main figure is painted larger and has more straight lines.

The second period is around the 12th century, which is the later macro period of Tibetan Buddhism. *** The Gyantse area has formed a local art style school that is a fusion of Indian Gandhara, Nepali, Han and *** local art styles, namely the Gyantse School of Painting.

It is characterized by a realistic approach with appropriate modeling proportions, emphasis on psychological expression, and highlighting of individual characteristics. The third period is from the 15th to the 16th century, which is the flourishing period of Tibetan Buddhist art.

The religious upper class participated in the creation of thangkas, resulting in the famous "Menzhe Painting School", "Mensa Painting School" and "Gamagong Painting School". The fourth period is from the 18th to the 19th century, which is the heyday of Thangka painting.

The artistic style of this period was mainly influenced by the Han Dynasty's meticulous and heavy-color techniques. Its development is divided into two stages.

The first stage is represented by the "Xingama Gong" painting school founded by the eminent monks Duo Qingjue and Quji Niuqin of Babang Temple in the 18th century. This school of painting learns from the tradition of Han Chinese meticulous painting and emphasizes blending, contrasting and outlining. The art is no longer satisfied with the original simple and concise style. Instead, it uses a so-called "twenty-four light and dark rendering" method to enrich the picture effect. .

The second stage is the "Han style" period formed in the early 19th century. Based on the gorgeous and rich style of the first stage, the "Xingama Gong" painting school began to pursue the elegant and fresh style of Han paintings, and painted some auspicious words such as "Fu" and "Shou" that were common in Han Dynasty. In the painting,.

6. What is Thangka?

Thangka is a transliteration of Tibetan, which means scroll painting. According to the background color of the picture, it is divided into colorful Thangka, golden Thangka, black Thangka, red Thangka, etc. According to the production method, it can be divided into six categories: painted thangka, embroidered thangka, embroidered thangka, printed thangka, brocade thangka and tapestry thangka.

In general, scroll thangkas not only adapt to the living custom of the *** people of "living by water and grass", but are also easy to worship and carry, so they are the most numerous. Scroll Thangka generally has a sky pole on the top and an earth axis below.

Thangka images are often covered with silk of the same size to avoid dust and play a protective role. The themes painted in thangkas are very wide and rich. In addition to the same content as murals, there are also celestial constellations, seasonal wheels, medical anatomy, etc.

Since most thangkas use vertical banners, their composition is different from murals with more banners, but generally symmetry and balance are still the rules. Thangka paintings, due to their smaller size, large content, and close-up viewing, are more delicate in shape, coloring, outline and gold use.

The artistic features of Regong thangka are the exquisite and charming brushwork and the lifelike images. In terms of framing layout, the field of view is broad, and the perspective technique of bird's-eye view is used to organize distant and near scenes into one picture, and each scene has its own perspective relationship. The composition is full, the graphics are densely packed, and there are few large areas of blank space.

The colors are warm and unrestrained, using a lot of contrasting colors, and using similar harmonious colors in some parts. Among a large number of contrasting color blocks, gold plays a harmonious and unified role.

The extensive use of gold dots is another feature of Regong Thangka.