Tibetan Thangka Depicting Shakyamuni

The rich orange, red, green, and blue hues are still incredibly vibrant in this sacred Tibetan thangka painting. At this center is the figure of an important multi-armed deity called Chakrasamvara seated on a lotus blossom throne. The painting is beautifully framed in hand stitched, antique fabric panels. Thangka artists worked for private patrons or monasteries and the paintings were commissioned to help a person meditate or as a form of prayer.