A narrative thangka illustrating the story of Dharma King Norsang [Late 20th century]

A narrative thangka illustrating the story of Dharma King Norsang ཆོས་ཀྱི་རྒྱལ་པོ་ནོར་བུ་བཟང་པོ (Wylie Chos kyi rgyal po nor bu bzang po). Size including the cloth surround 90 x 156 cm. Image (melong) size 60 x 80 cm. Finely detailed and in excellent condiition.. Creation dates: Late 20th Century. 35 - 40 years old. Custodial history: An item owned by the current owner Passang Dolma and her late husband. A relatively modern thangka copied from an older painting owned by the couple and passed down through generations of Lama Mani. Because of its poor condition, caused by many years of use, rolled up and carried between performances, unrolled and exposed to weather and strong light, the older painting was eventually interred in a stupa and replaced by a copy. Painted by Norbu Sangpo, the son of Buchen Norgyal and Ani Buchen Passang Dolma. Extent and format of original material: One narrative scroll painting / thangka. Owner(s) of original material: Passang Dolma and her late husband Buchen Norgye.