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Tsakli

Inventory number:
Ж-1580
Author:
Unknown
Creation Date:
20th century
Place of Creation:
Buryatia
Provenance:
Received from a private individual
Technique:
printing
Size:
10.7 x 8.6 cm
Material:
paper, ink, mineral paint
Type of object:
Tsakli
Subject:
Buddhism
Tsakli is a genre of miniature religious painting created by the peoples of Tibet, Mongolia, and Buryatia. These paintings are made for participation in rituals, such as funerary ceremonies, tantric rituals, initiations, and the transmission of knowledge. They have become substitutes for ceremonial objects or religious attributes.
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