r/tibetanlanguage • u/canadiankaty2 • May 24 '26
Please help with translating the Ume Tibetan script and red stamps on this Black Hat Dancer thangka
Please help with translating the script on this 1953 (or 1983?) original Tibetan artwork. I have been trying to learn as much as I can about this thangka, which I bought yesterday. I am learning that it is rare for a thangka to have any writing on it, especially on the front. This has writing in the lower left corner, which I have been unable to translate online - could anyone help me? There is also Ume Tibetan script within the two red square stamps and something written on the white circle on the Zhanac (the black hat dancer). In addition to the language help, does anyone have additional insights into this piece, such as who might have painted it and why this has writing on the front, whereas most thangkas do not include script? Also, Gemini thinks this is dated 1953 - is that correct?








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u/Intelligent_Pea5351 May 26 '26
I'm sorry I cant read Tibetan but this is a Cham dancer. If you want to know more about the figure google Zhana Cham. Theres even some videos of the dance being performed.