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The Regong arts (or Rebgong arts) [1] are the popular arts on the subject of Tibetan Buddhism.They are painting, sculpture, engraving, architecture, and embroidery. [2] They are associated with communities in Tongren County and along the river Rongwo which crosses the current Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the province of Qinghai in China.
The Kahiki restaurant was built from July 1960 to early 1961. It opened its doors in February 1961. [3] In 1975, designer Coburn Morgan drew up plans for an expansion to the restaurant, including a treehouse dining space and museum. Around this time, plans were also drawn for a smaller tiki restaurant that could be replicated for a Kahiki ...
The metal thangka, whose durability and foldable concept was to serve travelling needs. The Papier-mâché thangka which is unique for the three-dimensional appearance of the central picture. The tshen drub ma, embroidered thangka which is typically executed in the far eastern part of Tibet and China for trade export. The woven thangka.
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Large shrine statue of Maitreya, Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, 1970. The vast majority of surviving Tibetan art created before the mid-20th century is religious, with the main forms being thangka, paintings on cloth, mostly in a technique described as gouache or distemper, [1] Tibetan Buddhist wall paintings, and small statues in bronze, or large ones in clay, stucco or wood.
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The word "thangka" means "thing that one unrolls" in Classical Tibetan. [4] Thangka are very rarely signed, but some artists are known, more because they were important monastic leaders than famous as artists. Painting was a valued accomplishment in a monk. [5]
Tudor's Biscuit World is a restaurant chain and franchise based in Huntington, West Virginia, most commonly found in West Virginia. [3] [4] Many West Virginia locations share a building with Gino's Pizza and Spaghetti, [5] although the chain is more extensive than Gino's (which is exclusive to West Virginia), [6] having locations in southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky.