NEW YORK, April 17, 2017 — Adriana Proser, John H. Foster Senior Curator for Traditional Asian Art at Asia Society Museum in New York, provides an inside look at the Tibetan thangka paintings on ...

Often known as the happiest country in the world, Bhutan – a nation tucked away in the Himalayan mountains – is home to thousands of priceless thangka paintings. Thangkas are Tibetan ...

Cosmic Painting of Mount Meru, 19th century, Trongsa Dzong, Trongsa Thangka Honolulu Academy of Arts Thangka Depicting the Arhats - 1, 18th century, Tango Institute, Thimphu Thangka Honolulu ...

Overall: 26.5 x 19.5in.

Kunga Tashi, deputy director of the Potala Palace Management Office, says that the entire construction history spans 13 ...

Now, Thangka paintings typically have set themes and subjects, and vocabularies to depict those subjects. Practitioners spend years perfecting and painting Buddhist scenes, deities, and mandalas.

All Buddhist monasteries have its share of vibrant scroll paintings. Called Thangka, the meticulously painted scroll art has ...