A narrative thangka illustrating the story of Drowa Zangmo [Late 20th century]

A narrative thangka illustrating the story of Drowa Zangmo འགྲོ་བ་བཟང་མོ (Wylie ’gro ba bzang mo). Size including the cloth surround 148.5 x 95 cm. 103 cm wide at the bottom. Image (melong) size 75 x 53 cm. Age 20-40 years. A simple modern thangka in good condition overall with some paint loss due to creasing. Central figure of Green Tara / Doljang / Dolma Jangu. This thangka is identical to the older Drowa Zangmo thangka in the same collection in terms of its overall visual and narrative structure (see EAP1016_DMLG_Tnka-15). The colours differ substantially and some figures are drawn differently but the placement of figures, objects and topograhic features are almost identical. In this way, this modern thangka aids substantially in the reading of the older painting where much of the imagery on the left hand edge has been lost. . Creation dates: Late 20th Century. Custodial history: An object donated to Dolma Ling nunnery by Buchen Gyurme. . This thangka was photographed by Zsóka Gelle (2001) for her Essay Masters of the Mani Mantra in the volume Demons and Protectors. Folk Religion in Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhism. It clearly belonged Buchen Gyurme. Extent and format of original material: One narrative scroll painting / thangka. Owner(s) of original material: Dolma Ling Nunnery.