Painted Images of Enlightenment: Early Tibetan Thankas, 1050-1450 - Hardcover

Kossak, Steven M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8185026955 ISBN 13: 9788185026954

Publisher: The Marg Foundation, 2010

Synopsis

Contents: Acknowledgements. Foreword. Introduction. 1. Pala painting style and its Tibetan variant. 2. Lineage painting and portraiture in Tibet. 3. Sakya patrons and Newari artists in the 13-15 centuries. 4. Textile patterns in 11-14 century portrait Thankas. 5. Sartorial and pictorial styles in 14-15 century Central Tibetan painting. 6. Changing styles of Tantric Jewellery in Tibetan painting. 7. The "Taklung" Thankas: their history and provenance reconsidered. 8. Tibetan-style paintings from Khara Khoto: a new perspective on dating and style. Bibliography. Index. "Ever since the publication of Giuseppe Tucci's monumental book on Thankas in 1949, early Tibetan Thankas have fascinated scholars. In 1984, when Pratapaditya Pal wrote his groundbreaking book Tibetan Painting, probably fewer than 50 of these eleventh - fourteenth century Tibetan paintings on cloth were known. Since then over 300 early Thankas have appeared. These works provide a plethora of new data for the art historian, and their study has transformed our understanding of their iconography and chronology as well as our knowledge of early Tibetan history and monasticism. However, there has as yet been no book devoted to the subject. This volume will be of value to experts in Tibetan art, to art historian wishing to integrate Tibetan subjects into their teaching, and to the growing body of amateur admirers of Tibetan Thankas."

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Less than 50 Tibetan thankas of the 11th to 14th centuries were studied till 1984. Since then, 300 new examples have emerged, which are the subject of this brilliantly illustrated book.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Marg Foundation
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 8185026955
• ISBN 13: 9788185026954
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220