Chinese tangka

Language:English Publishing Date: 2012 Pages: 269 Size: 16 K Colorful printing This book described a traditional art style-Tangka.As we all known,China had a long history especially in the arts.It is famous all over the world.The value of Tangka art lies in its unique postion.This book will take you into the Tibetan Tangka world.You must feel the mysterious coloring paiting. Content: Brief Introduction of Xihedao(Tibetan: Chagdor) Chapter One Impression on Regong Overview Section One My Deep Love for the Mountains and Rivers in the Regong Area Section Two The Village Event: The June Gatherings Section Three Regong Art and Regong Lha-bzo(Tibetan Buddhism artists in the Regong area) Summary Chapter Two Xihedao's experience of apprenticeship Overview Section One From Wutun Village to Labrang Monastery: My childhood Impression Section Two Back to Wutun Village Section Three The Wandering Regong Lha-bzo Section Four Youth: My Memoryin the Army Section Five My Marriage Arranged by Heaven Section Six The Station Buddha in the Xining Railway Section Section Seven Second Return to Wutun Village Summary Chapter Three Traditional tools for Tangka painting Overview Section One The Main Tools for Tangka Painting and Their Functions Section Two The Making of Tools for Painting Summary Chapter Four Painting process of Tangka and its related theories Overview Section One The Processing Skill of the Frame and Canvas Section Two Grid-Constructing and Position Setting in Tangka Painting Section Three Proportion and Line Drawing Section Four The Basic Principles of Tangka-drawing Theory Summary Chapter Five The making of pigment and skill of coloring Overview Section One The Source and Making of the Five Commonly Used Pigments Section Two The Process of Color Use-Coloring,Dyeing and Outlining Section Three Taboo in the Process of Coloring Section Four Gold Application Section Five Artist's Unique Skills: Painting Facial Features of Buddha Summary Chapter Six Types of Tangka,its morunting and features of iconography Overview Section One Types of Tangka Section Two Tangka-mounting Section Three The Features of Iconography and the Consecration Summary Chapter Sevren Xihedao and Regong art Overview Section One Xihedao's View on Regong Art Section Two Xihedao's Exclusive Techniques of Tangka Painting Section Three Regong Artists' Various Painting Approaches Section Four The Preservation,Inheritance,and Development of Regong Tangka Section Five The Custom of Honoring the Master and the Requirement for the Apprentice's Moral Character Summary Chapter Eight Life in Wutun Village Overview Section One Xihedao in Others' Eyes Section Two Xihedao's Understanding of Intangible Cultural Heritage Section Three Major Works by Xihedao Summary Xihedao Chronology