Thangka Paintings

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Religious Art
Tibetan Art
Scroll Painting
gptkbp:canBe Carried in Processions
Hung on Walls
gptkbp:conservationProgram Sensitive to Light and Humidity
gptkbp:createdBy Monks
Lay Artists
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Buddhist_Deities
mantras
Scenes from Buddha's Life
gptkbp:displayedAt Religious Festivals
gptkbp:framedWith Brocade Silk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thangka Paintings
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Chinese_Art
Nepalese Art
Indian Buddhist Art
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:material gptkb:silk
Cotton
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Ladakh
gptkb:Lhasa
gptkb:Sikkim
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:portable Yes
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhists
Himalayan Communities
gptkbp:preservedIn Monasteries
Museums
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
Tantric Practices
gptkbp:requires Ritual Consecration
gptkbp:restored Requires Skilled Artisans
gptkbp:size Varies from Small to Large
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Wheel_of_Life
Historical Figures
Lineage Masters
Protective Deities
Scenes from Jataka Tales
gptkbp:technique gptkb:Gold_Leaf
Mineral Pigments
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Yes (in some regions)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:meditation
Teaching
Rituals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tantric_Deities
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7