{"product_id":"tibetan-anatomy-thangka-painting","title":"Tibetan Anatomy Thangka Painting","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis thangka is a Tibetan medical painting: a teaching chart of the human body drawn in the tradition of Sowa Rigpa, the traditional medicine of Tibet and the Himalayas. It shows the body from the back and front, set against a measuring grid, with the spine, internal channels and treatment points marked and labelled in Tibetan script.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSowa Rigpa means “the science of healing”. Its core text, the Four Tantras (Gyushi), explains health as a balance between three bodily principles, often translated as wind, bile and phlegm. From the late 17th century, a well-known set of medical paintings was produced in Lhasa under the regent Desi Sangye Gyatso to illustrate this knowledge for students. Paintings like this one continue that way of teaching medicine through images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the Painting Shows\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCentral figure on a grid:\u003c\/strong\u003e The large figure is drawn over a measurement grid. Tibetan medicine measures the body in proportional units, so points can be located on any person relative to their own size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpine and channels:\u003c\/strong\u003e The red line down the back and the branching lines around it show the body’s channels, which Tibetan medicine describes as pathways connecting the organs and carrying the body’s energies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHighlighted organs:\u003c\/strong\u003e The kidneys and the upper back are picked out in colour as areas of particular importance in the chart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront and back figures:\u003c\/strong\u003e The two smaller figures mark points on the front and back of the body. Charts like this were used to locate points for external treatments such as moxibustion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHead study:\u003c\/strong\u003e The separate head at the top right shows points and features of the face and skull.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTibetan script labels:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each point and area is named in Tibetan, as it would be in a chart made for study.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMaterial \u0026amp; Craftsmanship\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePainted in Nepal in the Tibetan medical painting tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe black ground and red grid follow the style of historical Tibetan anatomy charts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall variations in colour, line work and lettering are natural in handmade work and may also appear through photography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It Suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good fit for practitioners and students of Tibetan medicine, acupuncture or other traditional medical systems, for clinics and study rooms, and for collectors of Himalayan art who want something beyond deity paintings. It is an artwork and a cultural reference, not a guide for medical treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep away from direct sunlight, damp and heat. Display it framed or with a brocade mount, and store it rolled (never folded) with the painted side facing out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tibetan medical anatomy – body proportions, channels and points\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTradition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan medicine)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34 cm x 42 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nepal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Himalayas Shop","offers":[{"title":"34 cm x 42 cm","offer_id":49520304455895,"sku":"YA-12734","price":44.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0308\/2878\/9805\/files\/YA-12734Doctor42x34cm_1.jpg?v=1785408811","url":"https:\/\/www.himalayasshop.com\/en-ca\/products\/tibetan-anatomy-thangka-painting","provider":"Himalayas Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}