Dear Colleagues I have now attempted to make a Dropbox link to Before and After pictures of the thangka. I am also happy to send photos to anyone who is interested. Thank you to those of you who have already been in touch.
https://www.dropbox.com/t/4eLAaw2y6i4ujoqu Valerie J Roebuck Manchester, UK > On 1 Feb 2022, at 12:36, Valerie Roebuck via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Colleagues > > I wonder whether anyone can help with the subject matter and provenance of a > Tibetan-style thangka? A friend of mine inherited it from his great-uncle, > the Sinologist Michael Sullivan. Sullivan’s Chinese collection is now in the > Ashmolean, but it appears that the museum wasn’t interested in this work. The > silk mount was in very poor condition, but my friend has had it remounted in > traditional style, and wishes to donate it to a Buddhist centre we’re both > associated with. So naturally we would like to know what is going on. > > The main figure is clearly Avalokiteśvara, and some of the other figures > appear to be forms of Tārā. But there are a great many small subsidiary > scenes featuring Buddhist monks and others. The monks’ robes, apparently > featuring a black inner robe, don’t seem to belong to any of the current > Tibetan orders. > > I don’t think I can post photographs here, but perhaps there is a way I can > provide a link to them? > > Any help would be appreciated. The Buddhist centre in question is not a > Tibetan one, but the plan is to hang the thangka in the library with a panel > explaining the symbolism. > > Many thanks - > > Valerie J Roebuck > Manchester, UK > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology _______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list [email protected] https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
