A Thangka is a Tibetan silk painting with embroidery usually depicting a buddhist deity, scene, or mandala.
Thangka can be seen in monasteries and Tibetan households. It can be traced back as early as the Songtsen Gampo period in the first half of the 7th century, as a combination of ancient Chinese scroll painting and Nepalese painting.
photo credit: Ji Ruimin for China Daily
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