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CONCLUSION

T HIS SHORT SURVEY of Tibetan Art leaves the impression that art in Tibet is truly a religious art. The infinite variety of forms and expressions executed in so many different media is astonishing. There are hundreds of individual deities or manifestations, each with his special characteristics. The moods portrayed, whether in painting or in sculpture, run the gamut of expression from the serene calm of a contemplative Buddha to the ferocity of a Dharmapala, a fierce Defender of the Faith.

Difficulties in casting and in the procuring of the necessary materials were enormous. Many of the basic materials were imported from China and India; the minerals and vegetables used in making the dyes came from remote parts of the country. Transporting them over the high mountain passes and snow-covered valleys at an altitude of more than ten thousand feet on muleback or yakback required much time and fortitude.

Among the thousand or more thang-kas and the innumerable images which the author has examined there is surprisingly little repetition, in spite of the rigid canonical restrictions. Evidently the artists found sufficient latitude to express themselves, because many of the paintings and images were made with consummate craftsmanship and a fine feeling for line, color, and perspective. Tibetan art is an anonymous art. Yet there were great painters and sculptors among the lamas, whose outstanding achievements deserve our respect and recognition.

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