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Tibetan, Tibet

Thangka (Buddhist devotional hanging), late 1700s-early 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Tibetan

Title

Thangka (Buddhist devotional hanging)

Year

late 1700s-early 1800s

Medium

Appliqued silk satin weave, with silk compound weave borders

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • appliqué (prefered spelling),
  • applique

Dimensions

Length: 118.1 cm (46 1/2 inches)

Place

Tibet

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

35.433

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Chinese Textiles of the Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1911)

March 25 - June 4, 1989

Use

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