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REGONG · THE GOLDEN VALLEYPERSONAL STYLE / PAINTED DETAIL / LIVING HERITAGEQINGHAI, CHINA
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FROM THE GOLDEN VALLEY
History in detail.
Modern by nature.
Regong Thangka from Qinghai — the story behind the colour, the composition, and the detail held in each miniature.
- 01 / ROOTS
Centuries of technique
Painting knowledge carried from artisan to apprentice.
- 02 / RECOGNITION
2009 · UNESCO inscription
Regong Arts joins the Representative List of living heritage.
- 03 / EXPRESSION
A story for today
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UNESCO · 2009
Regong Thangka from Qinghai
Regong Thangka is a renowned traditional Tibetan Buddhist art form centered in Regong, Tongren County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China. It is a representative part of the Regong Arts, which was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
Overview
The name “Regong” comes from the Tibetan language, meaning “golden valley”. For centuries, local Tibetan, Tu and Mongolian artisans have inherited this painting craft, so it is also celebrated as a “living art in the golden valley”. Thangka, literally meaning “scroll painting”, usually depicts Buddhist deities, mandalas, historical stories, religious legends, auspicious symbols and landscape scenes.
Read the UNESCO listing ↗UNESCO recognition applies to Regong Arts; it does not certify this collection.BEHIND THE DETAIL
Colour from the earth.
Patience in every line.
Mineral colour, luminous gilding, and carefully composed forms. A small surface, given extraordinary attention.
VERMILIONLAPISTURQUOISEGOLD
Artistic Features
Regong Thangka follows strict traditional iconometric rules. Artists use mineral and plant pigments, such as cinnabar, malachite, azurite and gold powder. The colours are bright, saturated and durable, and the gilding technique is particularly exquisite. The lines are fine and fluent, the composition is well-organized, and the figures are solemn and vivid.
Production Process
Making a Regong Thangka is a long and meticulous process. It includes canvas preparation, sketching, colouring, outlining, gilding, polishing and final mounting. Most craftsmen begin training at an early age, and a high-quality work may take months or even years to complete.
Cultural Value
Regong Thangka is not merely a painting. It carries Tibetan religious beliefs, history, folk customs and aesthetic traditions. It reflects the cultural fusion of multiple ethnic groups in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and remains an important carrier of the intangible cultural heritage of China.
The supplied 唐卡图册 describes 2 cm round miniatures, 4 × 5 cm formats, vermilion painting, gold painting, black-gold painting, and mineral-colour painting. Confirm the individual format and frame materials when enquiring.
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