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What is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting called?

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What is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting called?
A traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting is called a Thangka. The painting is usually executed on cotton, and it may portray a Buddhist deity or mandala designs. Some Thangkas also depict the life of the Buddha. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Thangkas.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
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Antique Tibetan School Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous antique original Tibetan school painting. Painting is either oil and or gouache. It
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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Vibrant oil of Tibetan landscape "Yaks near Phasho" celebrates Tibetan animals
Located in Charleston, US
oil landscape and animal painting in Tibetan Himalayas, "Yaks Near Phasho" celebrates the bright
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Tibetan Festival in Shorton Prayer Flags OPA Oil Framed Lhasa
Located in Houston, TX
Paulette Lee was done onsite in San Francisco. It is oil painting on canvas. In Southwest Art Magazine
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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Buddhist Novice from a Tibetan Monastery. Children, portrait, child, vertical
Located in Oslo, NO
"Buddhist Novice from a Tibetan Monastery" is a painting from the "Children of the World" series
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2010s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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