A Tibetan Thangka (cloth scroll painting) [Late 19th century-Early 20th century]

A Tibetan Thangka (cloth scroll painting) ཐང་ཀ་ (Wylie thang ka) Size approx 89 x 154 cm with the image area (melong) size 76 x 111 cm. A very simple plain cloth surround. Very substantial staining throughout, darkening most of the thangka and some paint loss, most obviously to the central deity figure. This is a very beautifully drawn and richly detailed scroll painting full of scenes depicting agriculture, domestic lives, weaving, military costumes, cham dances in a monastery courtyard, musicians playing to figures on horseback and the judgement of the dead in the realms of hell. Central figure of White Tara. This is the story of Nangsa Öbum / Kandroma Nangsa Öbum མཁའ་འགྲོ་མ་སྣང་ས་འོད་འབུམ་ (Wylie mkha' 'gro ma snang sa 'od 'bum). . 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.