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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 315281, member: 2844&quot;]Absolutely right.</p><p>I am no expert on thangkas by the way, I just collected them years ago, and still have a few.</p><p>It is an antique. I&#039;d say ca late 18th - early 19th century, but you need someone to take a close look at it. They may need to see the fabric too, which could be a problem, since the paint is fragile.</p><p>I have one in this style, mine is framed and behind glass. It has a lot of beautiful blue, which is ground lapis lazuli. During a house move the glass broke, and there was an image of the thangka on the glass shards, especially the blue parts. I had it reframed the way it was, with the glass against the thangka to press the paint against the fabric. Not perfect, but it looks fine.</p><p>In this thread is the story of how I got that particular thangka:</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/maori-pendants-jade-and-bone-help-with-age-please.16258/#post-227112" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/maori-pendants-jade-and-bone-help-with-age-please.16258/#post-227112">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/maori-pendants-jade-and-bone-help-with-age-please.16258/#post-227112</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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