Thangka is a form of painting art with distinctive characteristics in Tibetan culture in China. It is now an intangible cultural heritage and has attracted the attention of many fans and collectors. So what do Thangka think of the true and the false? What are the differences in Thangka appreciation? If you like Thangka, let's have a look.
Appreciation of Thangka
1、 The difference between painting Thangka and spray painting Thangka.
With the development of science and technology, there are a lot of inkjet (computer printing) Thangka. This kind of thangka is easy to make. It only needs a line drawing to print the same many copies in a short time. This kind of production has affected the original artistic charm of Thangka, and it is also fishy eyed in the market. The price of this kind of thangka is generally around 500 yuan. This kind of Thangka started in Nepal, and now it is also common in Tibet, Qinghai and other places. The color of thangka is fuzzy and even, especially at the juncture of facial features and other two colors. The canvas of Thangka printing is much harder than that of painting Thangka. It has the feeling of plastic oilcloth, which needs to be carefully identified with wise eyes.
2、 Measurement.
Measurement is the most basic and important factor to determine the quality of Thangka. Even small mistakes can affect the artistic value of Thangka. Now we are divided into the following four aspects.
1. Head measurement. The measurement of the head should be correct and symmetrical, and the width or length of the face of the Buddha should not be allowed.
2. Measurement of facial features. The facial features of the Buddha should be symmetrical, the size of the left and right sides should be consistent, and it should be painted in a suitable position on the face.
3. Body measurement. In terms of body shape, apart from the limbs, as long as the measurement is correct and symmetrical. The size of the hands and feet of the Buddha statue should be appropriate. Just pay attention to the size of the fingers. The hands and feet should be painted flexibly, without rigid and clumsy feeling. Pay special attention to the painting of hands and feet of Buddha statues with multi arms and multi feet (such as Vajra).
3、 Lines.
Good line is the key factor to determine value, which can be divided into the following three aspects:
1. Body lines. The lines of the body should be like the hair (the lines should be thin and the thickness should be uniform), and they should be smooth, and there should be no skew or split.
2. The lines of the clothing. Most of the lines are curves, and some lines should be in the shape of '('). The thick lines in the middle and thin lines at both ends show the overlap and reality of the clothes.
3. Other lines. Generally, the lines of a plant leaf should be drawn from the petiole to the tip of the leaf. To the tip of the leaf, a small point should be drawn in the opposite direction. In this way, the tip of the leaf seems to roll down, and the leaf seems to be alive. Generally, there are flames around the Vajra (such as Vajra hand). The flames are basically's' shaped, so in addition to the requirements of clothing lines, the curved outer arc and inner arc should be opposite when the flame is hooked. Only in this way can the flame be energetic, and other lines only need to be smooth.
4、 Color.
The color of thangka is determined by the painter's color matching (especially meat color) and coloring level. Coloring should be uniform, different colors should be perfect, can not appear fuzzy situation.
1. Flesh color. The flesh color of the Buddha should be moderate, not too heavy, the dark degree of the muscles should be light, and there should be no painted face.
2. Facial features. The size of facial features should be moderate, symmetrical, and perfectly connected with the flesh color. Eye opening, in particular, is the last process in a Thangka, and also the most difficult one. When opening the eyes, the left and right eyeballs should be symmetrical, the size should be consistent, and should be drawn in the middle of the eyes.
3. Cracks. Some Thangka colors appear cracks, fading phenomenon, some people call it old Thangka. In fact, the reason for this kind of phenomenon is that the painter's color matching is not good.
5、 Gold line.
The gold thread determines the delicacy of Thangka. Gold thread is most common in clothes, aperture around the Lord, vegetation, leaves, etc. In order to make Thangka exquisite, the more complex the patterns of gold thread on clothes are, the better. These patterns are small and complex. When you hook them, you should make sure that the patterns are clear and not fuzzy. Other requirements are the same as those of lines.
6、 Momentum.
The overall momentum of a good thangka is often very good. Thangka with complex content often has a sense of three-dimensional. Good looks should be lifelike. It looks like a smile, but it also looks like an eye. Just as you have something to say, show kindness. The expression of anger is ferocious and terrible.
Thangka price:
The general size of thangka is about 45cm & times; 60cm. The price of a thangka is determined by the factors such as its painter, content, size and materials, which are also related to each other. There is no exact price for works of art like Thangka.
1. The painter. The fine thangkas of Painters (measurement, line, color, etc.) are generally around ten thousand yuan, some even tens of thousands, and even those of painters are more than one thousand yuan.
2. Content. Complex content (more characters, Vajra Dharma protector, etc.) is much more expensive than simple and single content.
3. Size. Apart from the general size (such as palm or more than one square meter) due to the increase in the difficulty of painting, the price has also increased.
4. Materials. In general, the pigments used in Thangka are advertising powder or traditional Chinese painting pigments, while the cost of mineral pigments (Tibet natural ore plus cow bile grinding or other) is higher than that of ordinary pigment paintings.