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Lot 1341
A Tibetan Thangka of Medical Herbs
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
20th century, pigments on cloth, each herb is identified below the image in Tibetan, a blessing in red script is written on the backside of the painting, hand sewn into a triple border of traditional Tibetan style for thangkas and religious paintings, this is a later painting of a painting from the Blue Beryl, an encyclopedia of Tibetan medicine from the 18th century that had illustrated the body, diseases, and the right plants and herbs to cure illness.

SS 24.25 x 17.25 in.; DOA 37.75 x 27.25 in.

Water staining; some minor rubbing and loss to pigments in spots due to unrolling wear; some loose stitching to fabric borders.