Tibetan thangka, “Stages of Gestation”, 20th century

Painting made with mineral pigments on canvas, mounted on a brocade silk frame with a protective green fabric cover. The work depicts in a didactic manner the stages of conception, gestation and birth according to Tibetan medical tradition, in horizontal registers, accompanied by inscriptions and figures of teachers and protective deities at the top.

Size: 96 x 66 cm