Luo Cangdanba
Lineage & School of Heritage
He followed his father, Master Qijia, painting in monasteries across Qinghai, Tibet, Gansu and other regions, and his painting skills gradually matured.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, Tibetan, born in November 1965, a native of Tongren County, Qinghai Province. A Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts. In childhood he took Master Gengzang as his teacher, learning the basic painting techniques of thangka, sculpture and color. After 1990 he led his apprentices in independent painting commissions, producing thangkas for more than fifty monasteries in the Amdo region. His works are marked by fine lines, delicate brushwork and strong color contrasts. He has painted more than five hundred thangka and jiantang works. Pieces such as Dhritarashtra, Guardian of the East and The Renunciation and Austerities of Shakyamuni won awards at various exhibitions, and Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara was collected by the Shanghai Art Museum. He places emphasis on transmitting the craft and has taken on more than seventy apprentices.
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of Regong Arts, a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Regong Arts Ⅶ-49
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