MATERIAL POETRY · THANGKA
The Discipline of Lines
Mineral
Gold Leaf
Time
To hold a thangka is to hold time, sealed in mineral and gold leaf.
Each line is the artisan’s silent recitation of the canon;
each wash of colour, the plateau sun breathing upon silk.
The Artisan
Tenzin Lobsang
7th-generation Rebkong-school painter, trained in Tongren, hand-grinding mineral pigments for thirty years.
Craft Spec
Ground
Pure cotton canvas
Pigment
Natural mineral + 24K gold leaf
Craft
Line-work · wash · gilding · eye-opening
Cycle
30–90 days per piece