Tibet

These masks are usually made of cloth or cloth layers stuffed with cotton wool or animal hair. For example, villager...

These masks used in Tibetan operas have unique characteristics and boast various styles. Generally they were made of leather, woolen...

The production of Tibetan masks was also influenced by the Han. From the 17th to 18th century, marked by the...

The prototypes of Tibetan masks first appeared 3,500-3,750 years ago(equivalent to the late period of the Xia Dynasty in the...

Mani stone art is the most popular Tibetan stone carving art with the most Tibetan characteristics. Mani stone carvings appeared...

On the cliff at the east bank of the Chongduoyongqu River of Shaogang Township, Kangma County, Shigatse Prefecture, there is...

There are two statues at extremely high elevation of the Pabangka Palace of Lhasa. One statue is adorned with the...

At the start of the period when Tibetan Buddhism culture prevailed, cliff carving became an important art form of Tibetan...

Tibetan rock art is mainly concentrated in Ngari Prefecture-Luri Namkha and Alonggou in Rutog Village of Rutog County, Rimudong in...

There is a legend about the origin of Tibetan paintings:A long time ago, there was a slave named Agha who...

Tibetan architectural pottery sculptures appeared in the first dissemination period of Buddhism. According to records,"Princess Wencheng invited a number of...

The printed and posted Talismans were used to fend off evil spirits. There are various images, covering a wide range...

"Duoma Bandan"refers to wooden intaglio molds for making special "Duoma(offerings)."They differed in shapes, such as planks, four-side sticks and six-side...

"Sutra cover"means cover of sutra. Usually, Tibetan sutras were not bound in a volume; they were written or printed on...

It is recorded that Songtsen Gampo sent people to Sikkim to bring in the snake-heart chandana wooden statue，namely the Avalokitesvara...

Similar to clay sculptures, most of the Tibetan wood carvings are colored. Wood carvings are closely associated with people's life...

"The Tang and Tubo Alliance Tablet"in front of the gate of the Jokhang Temple There are large-scale stereoscopic stone Buddha...

Tibetan stone carvings mainly include stereoscopic sculptures and reliefs. In comparison, reliefs are more common and diversified because of the...

Painted clay sculptures, or colored clay sculptures, are also called painted sculptures for short. According to historical records, the techniques...

Copper forging, commonly known as copper hammering, is a common manual processing technique in Tibet. The craftsmen process copper sheet...