Scroll paintings (Thangka) Early 19th century | Endangered Archives Programme

Traditional cloth scroll paintings (thangkas). Buchen thangkas are primarily narrative, visually telling / illustrating key scenes from edifying stories of saints and Deloks.

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This collection is part of

Project EAP548:

The narrative and ritual texts, narrative paintings and other performance related material belonging to the Buchen of Pin Valley, India
Collection EAP548/2:

The texts (pecha) cloth scroll paintings (thangka) and other other performance-related objects belonging to Meme Tsering Tobgye [19th century-Early 21st century]
Collection EAP548/2/2:

Scroll paintings (Thangka) Early 19th century

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Arcadia - A charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin