Silk Applique Arts
Explore the collections, which include exquisite applique and silk embroidery by masters of the Ikh Khuree from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Colors and Elegance Beauty
Mesmerizing silk appliqué art brings contrasting colors to life through skilled craftsmanship and precise cutting, showcasing beauty and elegance through meticulous attention to detail.
Kalachakra Mandala
The applique is from the XIX century by an unknown artists and presents certain variations of Kalachakra. The Kalachakra mandala represents the wheel of our lives and the time to make peace with ourselves.
Kalachakra Mandala (XIX century) by Unknown artist and tailor womenThe Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum
It symbolizes individual and universal peace and helps restore physical and mental balance through meditation.
The mandala has an outer wisdom circle and four inner rings for the elements air, fire, water, and earth.
The central part has three inner layers: the mandalas' body, speech, and mind.
Manjushri
The applique of Mañjuśrī, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, dates from the XIX century and was created by an unknown artist.
Manjushri (XIX century) by Unknown artist and tailor womenThe Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum
Mañjuśrī is depicted as a male bodhisattva representing clear seeing and wisdom. He holds a sword in one hand to cut through delusion and The Great Wisdom Sutra in the other hand to teach the emptiness of self-nature.
Six armed Mahakala
This XIX-century applique depicts Mahakala, a deity who protects Buddhist teachings, in his six-armed form.
Six armed Mahakala (XIX century) by Unknown artist and tailor womenThe Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum
His rage is directed at hostile forces like ignorance, hatred, and desire. His tools include a curved flaying knife and a skull cup, a double - sided drum, a lasso, flayed elephant skin, and a trident - the artist is unknown.
Shri Devi
XIX century, depicted by an unknown artist. Shri Devi is a female Bodhisattva who serves as a protector (Dharmapala) in Himalayan and Tibetan Buddhism.
Shri Devi (XIX century) by Unknown artist and tailor womenThe Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum
She is considered the primary female Wisdom Protector and is typically depicted with blue-black skin, two arms, and riding sidesaddle on a horse.
Thirty five Buddhas
Luvsandorj Khasgonbo made an applique of the Thirty-five Buddhas in the 19th century.
Thirty five Buddhas (XIX century) by Luvsandorj, Khasgombo and embroider womenThe Fine Arts Zanabazar Museum
These Buddhas made vows to help others overcome their negative actions while they were still Bodhisattvas. By reciting these prayers, we can confess our wrongdoings. These perfect prayers define all the negative actions we have committed, whether directly or indirectly.
The Confession Prayers
Buddhas are for forgiving one’s sins committed through body, speech, and mind.
