About Paubhas

A Paubha is a painting on silk with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala of some sort. The Paubha is not a flat creation like an oil painting or acrylic painting but consists of a picture panel which is painted or embroidered over which a textile is mounted and then over which is laid a cover, usually silk.

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Short History of Thangka & Paubhas

1
Apr
2018
Art, Himalayan Art, Thangka
The of and is very old and was practiced as early as 3rd century B.C. in and . The word "" is believed to have come from the word "thang yig" meaning a written record. This scared is known as Paubas in Nepali and Newari and Thangka in Tibetan are paraphernalia of and experience jotting them down in form of art on the . .
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Art of Nepal – Thangkas & Paubhas

26
Mar
2018
Art, Mandala
and is a made by the  people of . Paubhas depict deities,  or monuments, and are used to help the practitioner meditate. The  equivalent is known as . For more than eight thousand years an artistic tradition of great skill and beauty has flourished in the valley. As long ago as the 12th-century Newar painters, bronze casters and architects were famed across and highly sought after for their talents. The emperor Kublai Khan .
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