Mongolian collection, painting on textiles, scroll painting, thangka (inv. no. 76.46) photo documentation of the restoration material_2

Artwork photo

Archive

Accession Nr.: A.1215.2.
Type: photograph
Date of production:
between 1973 and 1977
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: bl paper image; black and white photo on paper
Dimensions: height: 23.3 cm
width: 17.1 cm
In the middle of the picture space, a photo painted on textiles depicting an angry deity with many legs, many arms, many heads, a tall crown inlaid with skulls and a snake made of human heads and skulls and entwined in its own body as a long necklace, during restoration. The photo shows the condition before the restoration. The photo shows the entire painted textile picture, without the textile frame. The damage and paint deficiencies are clearly visible in the picture.