Thangka

 

 

Tangka refers to a religious scroll painting that is mounted in colorful satin and hung for worship. The ancient oriental art, the sacred object of Tibetan Buddhism, depicts the holy Buddha world with bright colors;

Therefore, it is hailed as a treasure of Chinese ethnic painting art, known as the "encyclopedia" of the Tibetan people, hailed as a "moving temple" by the Tibetan people, and is also a precious intangible cultural heritage in Chinese folk art.

CLASSIC

 

 

Chinese painting is created by a brush dipped in black ink or colored pigments on the silk or paper, which is classified into three categories – figure, landscape, bird-and-flower; it is also called Danqing. The Chinese painting depicts nature, society, politics, philosophy, religion, moral, etc in ancient China.  

Carved Lacquer

 

 

Carved lacquer is a traditional Chinese handicraft, also named after Tihong, originated from Han (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) and Tang (618 to 906 A.D.) dynasty. It is an intricate oriental craftsmanship including molding, polishing, repainting, abrading, inlaying, gilding etc, which takes amount of time. Therefore, it is usually very pricey. The carved lacquer artifact has always been used as decoration in royal palaces.