{"product_id":"green-tara-thangka-starry-sky-peonies","title":"Green Tara Thangka under a Starry Sky with Peonies – Framed Wall Art","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGreen Tara\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen Tara (Tibetan: Drolma, \"she who liberates\") on a dark ground scattered with stars, seated on a high throne with peonies blooming all around her. The ground is dusted with fine sparkle, so the sky seems to glitter when the light moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. The face.\u003c\/strong\u003e A mint-green face with a calm, slightly amused look, under a crown of gold and dark crystals, inside a flame-orange halo ringed with gold beads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. The hands.\u003c\/strong\u003e Her left hand at her heart holds the stem of a flower; her right rests over her knee in the gesture of giving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. The mandorla.\u003c\/strong\u003e A golden mandorla set with red and blue crystals frames her whole body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Peonies.\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden, pink and white peonies climb up both sides into the night sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. The throne.\u003c\/strong\u003e A tall throne below, with white snow lions on its front and an offering of jewels at its foot. The piece shown is framed in Ink \u0026amp; Gold brocade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6. Hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The image is printed on heavy card from our own drawing; elderly lay Buddhists at a temple set every crystal by hand and trace the outlines in gold glitter, about two days for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen Tara is the one people call on at night, when worries get loud. This version keeps her in that hour: a night sky, warm flowers, and a face that does not seem worried at all. Framed in black and gold, it suits a bedroom or a quiet corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery thangka is also an offering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach one is finished at a temple, by elderly lay Buddhists who practise there. Part of every order goes back to that temple. So what you bring home is not only a thangka: you have also made an offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize \u0026amp; details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrame\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55 × 71 × 12 cm (21.7 × 28 × 4.7 in), 4 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eImage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.2 × 56.2 cm (15.8 × 22.1 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrint\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy card, from our own drawing, to traditional proportions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHand work\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass crystals and gold glitter outlines, set by elderly lay Buddhists at a temple\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFraming\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilk brocade frame-within-a-frame, wood frame, acrylic front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrocade\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInk \u0026amp; Gold · Night Sky · Crimson Cloud · Warm Sun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHanging\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDispatch\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinished to order, ships in 3–5 business days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDelivery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10–14 business days by air, tracked, free, duties paid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay every long night end in morning.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemple consecration (optional, +US$100):\u003c\/strong\u003e choose \"Temple consecration\" above. Your thangka is placed in the temple's main hall overnight and consecrated by the monks with chanting the next morning; we send you photos and a short video of it in the hall (the temple does not permit filming the ceremony itself). The full US$100 is offered to the temple. Consecrated thangkas ship in 5–7 business days and are final sale unless they arrive damaged. 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