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TANGKA, MATERIA MEDICA IV: HERBAL MEDICATIONS

ASIAN ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTION

Catalog No: 70.3/ 5489

Culture: TIBETAN

Country: CHINA

Material: CANVAS, PIGMENT, GILT

Dimensions: H:75 W:56.8 (in CM)

Technique: PAINTED

Subject: MEDICAL TANGKA, MATERIA MEDICA IV: HERBAL MEDICATIONS

Acquisition Year: 1998 [GIFT]

Donor: FISHER, EMILY

Artist: ROMIO SHRESTHA

Keywords: TANGKA

Media Type: Direct Digital Capture

Operating System: OS Mac 10.5.2 (Build 9C31)

Equipment: 2-Hasselblad H2/Leaf Aptus 65 Camera

Equipment Software: Leaf Capture 11.0.1

Image Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 9.0.2

Archive Image Resolution: 6096 x 4558 pixels @300 DPI

Image Color Space: Abobe RGB (1998)

Image Bit Depth: 24bit RGB

Source File Type: TIFF (uncompressed)

Source File Size: 79.5 MB

Photographer: Brian Bald

Date: 7/1/2008

Images: 1 2
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	TANGKA, MATERIA MEDICA IV: HERBAL MEDICATIONS ASIAN ETHNOGRAPHIC COLLECTION Catalog No: 70.3/ 5489 Culture: TIBETAN Country: CHINA Material: CANVAS, PIGMENT, GILT Dimensions: H:75 W:56.8 (in CM) Technique: PAINTED Subject: MEDICAL TANGKA, MATERIA MEDICA IV: HERBAL MEDICATIONS Acquisition Year: 1998 [GIFT] Donor: FISHER, EMILY Artist: ROMIO SHRESTHA Keywords: TANGKA Media Type: Direct Digital Capture Operating System: OS Mac 10.5.2 (Build 9C31) Equipment: 2-Hasselblad H2/Leaf Aptus 65 Camera Equipment Software: Leaf Capture 11.0.1 Image Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 9.0.2 Archive Image Resolution: 6096 x 4558 pixels @300 DPI Image Color Space: Abobe RGB (1998) Image Bit Depth: 24bit RGB Source File Type: TIFF (uncompressed) Source File Size: 79.5 MB Photographer: Brian Bald Date: 7/1/2008 Share Object
Exhibition History: • BODY AND SPIRIT: TIBETAN MEDICAL PAINTINGS. AMNH, NEW YORK, NY. January 2011 - July 2011 Exhibition Label: High Altitude Medicinal Plants. Although much of Tibet lies at very high altitudes and consists of sparse grasslands, the region contains forests and semi-deserts as well. These produce thousands of different plant species, many used in traditional Tibetan medicine. This painting shows some of that variety, including grasses and funguses as well as sedum, a succulent. Blue Gentian: According to the humoral classifications of Tibetan medicine, gentian is used to treat an excess of bile or wind. Its taste is bitter and its nature is cooling. Many varieties of gentian, like this Tibetan blue gentian, grow at high altitudes around the world. (4th row, 1st image)
Publication History: • BODY & SPIRIT: TIBETAN MEDICAL PAINTINGS. WILLIAMSON, LAILA. EXHIBITION CATALOG. Publisher: AMNH, UNIV OF WASHINGTON PRESS. 2009
Additional Resources: HIMALAYAN ART RESOURCES (Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation website with images of Himalayan art from museum, university and private collections throughout the world)