Gorgeous Antique Buddhist Thanka Painting on Cloth racing pigeon portrait it's glazed a terrific mottled

it's glazed a terrific mottled peachy-orange

so maybe it came from a third stacker long gone

2 3/4" across at bristles

I find total joy in this--one of several pages I am listing all from the same late 19th c

Gorgeous Antique Buddhist Thanka Painting on Cloth racing pigeon portrait it's glazed a terrific mottledNot my expertise or typical thing, but I found find this antique Buddhist thanka painting stunningly gorgeous and completely full of delights, and so, of course! (I purchased it from a favorite shop in NH and know it came from a private collection rich in Southeast Asian treasures.) My guess from just a bit of research is that the central figure may be the first Dalai Lamai, Gendun Drub (b. 1391), though this is really a guess, and I'm sure many of