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Miniature Manjushri Thangka.  Scroll.  Printed.  Silk.  China.

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    Manjushri (aka The Gentle Glory) is the oldest / most significant Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism and is the embodiment of transcendent wisdom.   His right hand holds a flaming sword, which represents the sharpness of prajna that can cut through the growth of suffering and the net of… Continue reading

Quality Manjushri Thangka.  Thanka. Scroll.  Printed.  Silk.  China.

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    Manjushri – the oldest and most significant Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism – is the embodiment of transcendent wisdom.   As a fully enlightened Bodhisattva, he is respected and worshipped as a “meditational” diety.  For those who meditate on him, he instructs in the Dharma and stimulates them… Continue reading

Sichuan Embroidery Art Panels.  Satin and Silk.  Framed.  Chengdu Sichuan Province.  China

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    There are four major styles of silk art embroidery with Sichuan (Shu Xiu) being the oldest.  The emphasis – for this style –  is on even stitching, coloration and local creativity.  Antique gold frame.   These are exquisite pieces that could be re-framed or left… Continue reading

Old Tibetan Monastery Thangka Tangka. Shechen. Nepal / Tibet

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Vairocana, the celestial sun Buddha.  It is the oldest Dhyani (mediation) Buddha.  Face and most trim designs are in 24k gold paint.  The embroidery work is vibrant.  The painting is rich and in very good condition.  From the mid-1900s.   The artisan who designed and… Continue reading

Large Silk Door Hanging with Dragons, Kathmandu Nepal

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Detail:  This is a hand embroidered piece with a red silk brocade background.  Two dragons face each other.  A Tibetan custom, wall hangings like this are used to welcome visitors at the entrances to monasteries, home and business offices.  Dragons also ward off evil.  Loops… Continue reading
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