{"product_id":"marici-standing-black-gold-thangka","title":"Marici Black \u0026 Gold Thangka, Standing Goddess of Dawn – Framed Wall Art","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMarici\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarici (Tibetan: Özer Chenma, \"she who has rays of light\") is the Buddhist goddess of the light of dawn. She is shown here standing, with three faces and many arms, holding a bow and arrow and a flowering branch, a blue boar at her feet. This is a black and gold thangka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Standing.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most paintings seat Marici on her chariot. Here she stands upright on a lotus, tall and still, her long scarves and jewelled girdle falling to her feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Three faces.\u003c\/strong\u003e The face is opened last, as thangka painters say. Her central face is white and calm, with smaller faces to either side, under a crown set with crystals and a halo worked in gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Bow, arrow, branch.\u003c\/strong\u003e Her hands hold a bow and an arrow, and a branch of green leaves, among other implements. The boar at her feet is her animal, the same that pulls her chariot in other forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Black and gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e The ground is black, with clouds, trees and mountains drawn in gold line. In Tibet black and gold together carry a sense of dignity and mystery. Her jewellery and girdle are set with dozens of glass crystals, red, blue and green, each placed by hand. The piece shown is framed in Ink \u0026amp; Gold brocade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. 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\u003eMarici is the light that comes before the sun: it cannot be caught or harmed. In Tibetan and East Asian Buddhism she has long been invoked by travellers and by anyone setting out on a journey. For practitioners she is a goddess of protection on the road. In the home this standing figure, pale against black and gold, is one of the most elegant images we make.\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 road you take begin in light.\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 ceremony itself may not be filmed). 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. We make no claim that consecration protects or changes anything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","offers":[{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Standard","offer_id":67869104931089,"sku":"TK-MAR-02-BG","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Standard","offer_id":67869104963857,"sku":"TK-MAR-02-IN","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Standard","offer_id":67869104996625,"sku":"TK-MAR-02-CR","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Standard","offer_id":67869105029393,"sku":"TK-MAR-02-SA","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899241824529,"sku":"TK-MAR-02-BG-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899241857297,"sku":"TK-MAR-02-IN-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899241890065,"sku":"TK-MAR-02-CR-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899241922833,"sku":"TK-MAR-02-SA-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/9179\/4705\/files\/marici-thangka-2-01-white.jpg?v=1792933006","url":"https:\/\/kangrinboqesacredart.com\/products\/marici-standing-black-gold-thangka","provider":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}