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EAP1016/1/2/4
- Record Id:
- 040-003948430
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003948411
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100124361383.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1016/1/2/4
- Title:
- A Tibetan Thangka (cloth scroll painting) [Late 19th century-Early 20th century]
- Scope & Content:
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A Tibetan Thangka (cloth scroll painting) ཐང་ཀ་ (Wylie thang ka) Size approx 118 x 68 cm. A very simple patterned cloth surround. Substantial colour fading throughout and several holes and tears. Some paint loss.Very simple drawings of a small number of illustrative scenes. Central figure of Chenresig (Avalokitesvara), the Bodhisattva of compassion. This is perhaps the story of Gyalpo Drimed Kunden, who was a manifestation of Chenresig, as it illustrates some of the key elements in this famous story. King Drimed Kunden / Dharma King Drimed Kunden. ཆོས་ཀྱི་རྒྱལ་པོ་དྲི་མེད་ཀུན་ལྡན་ (Wylie chos kyi rgyal po dri med kun ldan) The story of Drimed Kunden is one of the Indian Jātaka tales of former lives of the Buddha (also known as the story of King Viśvantara / Vessantara) It is a story of unlimited generosity and compassion.. Creation dates: Late 19th / Early 20th century. Actual date unknown.
Custodial history: An item owned by the family of Buchen Pema Tsewang and passed down through generations of Lama Mani in Tibet. Following his death the material has been handed down to his son Pema Choephel who is not a practising Lama Manipa. The condition of most Lama Mani thangkas includes creasing, staining, splits and paint loss caused by many years of use, being rolled up and carried between performances, unrolled and exposed to weather and strong light.
Extent and format of original material: One thangka.
Owner(s) of original material: Pema Choephel. Material inherited from his late father, the Lama Manipa Buchen Pema Tsewang.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Lama Mani: the texts and narrative thangkas of India’s exiled Tibetan storytellers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003948411
036-003948426
040-003948430 - Is part of:
- EAP1016/1 : The family collection of Pema Choephel [18th century-Mid 20th century]
EAP1016/1/2 : Thangkas [Late 19th century-Early 20th century]
EAP1016/1/2/4 : A Tibetan Thangka (cloth scroll painting) [Late 19th century-Early 20th century] - Hierarchy:
- 032-003948411[0002]/036-003948426[0004]/040-003948430
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1016/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 19 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1016-1-2-4
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not Applicable
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Late 19th century-Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at the The home of Pema Choephel.
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)