In 1995, I invited the artist
Mr.Tsering to Japan.
He did good lectures at
Tibet Culture Centre Tokyo and Bukkyo Univ. Kyoto
(Owing so much to Prof.
Onoda in the Univ. for the arrangement).
Anyway here settled my matter
with Tibet or Tibetan.
Lastly make a mention of,
unforgettable existence of other master artists in Dharamsala.
Ven.Jamyang
who keeps sMan-ris Lhasa style exactly same as late Jampa's tradition.
Also Ven.Sange Yeshe in
the Library class of Tibetan secretariat. Also Gompo-la in
T.C.V.school.
And Sonam-Wangchuk &
Lodi who came from Bhutan.
And Master
Rinzin-Paljor, who completed 2 volumes of iconometric treatise but unfortunately
died recently.
Most of these artists are
sMan-ris style painters.
Some do class teaching and
others hold traditional master-disciple system.
Anyway they all help and
support young able artists to rise in future of Tibetan culture.
So well, at a distance from
Dharamsala within Himachal Pradesh-----in Manali,
there's another master
sPon-Dorje, the teacher of Manali traditional art school.
He himself is the expert
of delicate Karma-Gadri style,
and teaching for young disciples
who come from Zanskar and Spiti. concentrating
to keep both Indian and
Tibetan culture, beyond the border.
And by such deed of them,
introducing the spirit of Thangka art toward all of the world.
(I'm sorry that lacking unity
of the title of honour.)
ATSURO SETO
retouched on "The
Bulletin of Tibet Culture Centre International Japan", July 1993, p.24
Lobsang-la, disciple of
Jampa-la, painting Chakrasamvara
Monk artist, Ven.Jamyang-la
painting Buddhas
Sherap-la, disciple of
Ven.Jamyang. He's nice!
Gompo-la, TCV teacher
painting Avalokitesvara
Son of Gompo-la, painting
Kalachakra
Thargye-la, disciple of
Ven.Sange Yeshe
Handicraft centre, Master
sculptor with his Vajrayogini
Another Sculptor preparing
leaf
NorbuLingka art master
TenChoe-la
Tashi Dorje-la, son of
Rinzin Paljor, with Avalokitesvara
Urgyan-la, expert of facial
finishing on statues
Migmar-la recently from
Lhasa
sPon Dorje-la, Manali
art school Master
Ronchenpa-ji, Zanskari
artist
My friend Rev.Thonden-la,
Gyud-med 3D mandala artist
Venerable Gyud-med Tantric
artists
All these
photos're taken by me, Atsuro Seto
or brought by my friend: Mr.Tsering Dhundup
when he visited Japan to introduce their activities
as below:
Message from The Artist:
My late father Jampa Tsetan
had come refuge with H.H.the Dalai Lama
and been painting Thangka
in Dharmsala since then.
All those good days, many
Tibetan and foreign disciples gathering around him.
I was staring at their passionate
works and growing there I've become an artist.
Now I come this land Japan
where my father once visited.
So I wish we Tibetan and
Japanese can harmonize the image of Buddha inside of ours.
Actually, art is a unique
human expression.
Through art, we can communicate
even the most subtle perception.
Don't you think so? Thank
you to be here.
Tsering Dhundup
A Tibetan artist from Dharmsala,
INDIA
Lectured on the Art in Aug. '95 at Tibet Culture
Centre International, Tokyo.
Sep. '95 at Bukkyo University, Kyoto, Japan.