Rich garlands of varied textiles and embroidery, each upper section composed of three bands, the main field divided into four panels depicting Buddhist guardians mounted on various animal vahanas above curling clouds. Framed by jewelled chains extending downwards into lotus blossoms and further auspicious symbols within dense scrollwork and terminating in tassels. Particularly fine detailing, superbly executed appliqué work, and exceptionally well-preserved colours. Appliqué silk brocade hangings with openwork lattice designs serve as decoration in Buddhist temple interiors and are typically attached to the beams. Numerous other textile works also adorn the halls and rooms of Tibetan monasteries, including carpets, pillar hangings, and further pieces in appliqué. Owing to this rich interior decoration, Tibetan temples are sometimes described as examples of “textile architecture” . The origins of the appliqué decorative tradition, as well as the provenance of the materials used, remain insufficiently studied. Most textiles likely originated from Ming and Qing workshops, although Russian fabrics, produced in Chinese style, may also have been used. The materials were often donated by lay patrons: a comparable appliqué hanging in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, for example, bears an inscription naming the donor (inventory no. M.78.74). Larger monasteries, however, have also acquired textiles independently. The Potala Palace is particularly well known for the extensive textile holdings in its treasury. The sewing has likely been permanently carried out in the workshops of Tibetan monasteries from at least the 19th century. Individual pieces may incorporate textiles of differing origins and dates.
79 x 122.5 cm; 78.5 x 123.5 cm (without tassels)
From the collection of Astamangala Gallery, Amsterdam, acquired in Kathmandu
Cf. temple hangings from the Norbulingka summer palace published in: Jeong-hee Lee-Kalisch, Uwe Br?utigam. Tibet. Kl?ster ?ffnen ihre Schatzkammern (exhibition catalogue), Kulturstiftung Ruhr, Essen, Villa Hügel, 2006, pp. 545ff., nos. 126 and 127; and in the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession no. M.78.74, as well as one from Central Tibet regions, accession no. M.81.332, published in: Pratapaditya Pal, Art of Tibet: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection, Los Angeles 1983; further hangings from the Potala Palace published in: Michael Henss, Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet, Stuttgart, 2020, p. 319, no. 417; also a hanging housed in Philadelphia Museum of Art, accession no. 1999-43-1

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