Tangka

"Tangka" is a term that has been transliterated from Tibet- an. It refers to a colorful scroll painting created using embroidery or painting techniques on cloth, silk, or paper. This unique art form is deeply rooted in China's Tibetan culture, and it is characterized by distinct ethnic features and strong religious hues.

Tangkas vary in size. They feature meticulous and harmonious compositions, as well as vibrant and saturated colors. The painting process is highly demanding and intricate. The pigments used in tangkas are traditionally sourced from precious minerals and gems such as gold, pearls, turquoise, and malachite, as well as plants. This creates a breathtaking, vivid, and long-lasting color palette that can endure for centuries.

Thangkas are primarily focused on themes related to Buddhism. They cover a wide range of subjects, including history, politics, economy, culture, folklore, architecture, medicine, astronomy and the calendar. Tangkas possess qualities such as religious, artistic, and educational significance, and are often referred to as the "Encyclopedia of Tibetan culture."

唐卡

唐卡是藏文音譯，是一種用刺繡或繪制等手法在布、絹、紙上創作的彩色卷軸畫，是中國藏族文化中一種獨具特色的藝術形式，具有鮮明的民族特色和濃郁的宗教色彩。

唐卡尺寸大小不一，構圖嚴謹、均衡，色彩明亮、飽滿，繪制程序嚴苛、復雜。唐卡繪制顏料傳統上全部采用金、珍珠、瑪瑙、松石、孔雀石等珍貴的礦物寶石和植物顏料，這些天然原料保證了唐卡色澤鮮艷，璀璨奪目，經久不變色。

唐卡的題材內容以佛教為主，涉及歷史、政治、經濟、文化、民俗、建筑、醫學、天文、歷法等領域，具有宗教性、藝術性、知識性等，堪稱“藏文化的大百科全書”。