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Thangkas (Tibetan painted banners) are composite objects and, when in use, they are frequently rolled and unrolled. The painted part is rendered on both sides and often bears an inscription recalling ...

A girl visits the ongoing thangka exhibition, Heavenly Tibet, at Beijing's National Art Museum of China. The dozens of paintings on show mostly feature Buddhist thangka produced in recent years.

Thangka master Niangben often spends weeks or even months completing a single piece, depending on its size. He said that painting thangka is time-consuming and demands sincerity and patience. PHOTO ...