Drawing and proportion
Each composition begins with the sacred structure of the subject, using measured form and lineage-based iconographic knowledge.
Boudha · Kathmandu · Nepal
Tibetan thangka art from a living 10-generation family lineage.
Living Lineage Atelier creates original Tibetan thangkas through traditional training, disciplined studio practice, and a family lineage carried across generations.
Ten generationsBoudha · KathmanduTraditional thangka painting
For collectors and practitioners
Three ways to begin.
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Private Commissions
For collectors, patrons, institutions, and practitioners seeking a custom original thangka created through traditional methods and guided iconographic care.
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Available Works
Original thangkas and selected works currently available by personal inquiry. Fine art prints may be available by request.
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Our Lineage
The story of a Tibetan thangka painting lineage carried across generations, from Phenpo to the present atelier.
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The atelier
The Atelier
Living Lineage Atelier is a family-led Tibetan thangka atelier dedicated to preserving sacred painting through lineage, disciplined training, and daily studio practice.
Led by ninth-generation master Tenzin Dhargay and his son, tenth-generation artist Tenzin Kalden, the atelier brings together experienced thangka painters who have worked closely with the family for decades. Among them is senior painter Saila Lama, a Tamang-born thangka artist with more than 45 years of experience, whose family also supports the ongoing work of the atelier.
Together, the atelier carries out the traditional process of thangka painting — from drawing, composition, color, shading, gold work, and fine detailing to the final sacred finishing — sustaining an environment where this living tradition can continue with care, precision, and respect.
Meet the lineageInside the atelier
Painting, Lineage, and Sacred Detail
Private commissions
Private Thangka Commissions
Select private thangka commissions are considered for serious collectors, practitioners, monasteries, and sacred spaces.
The process is personal and considered.
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Original thangka commissions
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Sacred spaces and monastery requests
Scale, iconography, materials, gold work, brocade, timing, and intended use can be discussed directly with the atelier.
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Collector guidance and special inquiries
How the work is made
Created through disciplined studio practice
Each work is created through traditional methods, from measured drawing and kyabri preparation to painting, gold detailing, and final refinement.
Color and shading
Traditional pigments are built slowly through layered color, balanced shading, and careful attention to devotional presence.
Gold and finishing
Fine gold work and final details are completed with focused brushwork, bringing clarity and luminosity to the sacred image.
Private inquiry
Begin a private inquiry
For original commissions, available works, or collector inquiries, please contact the atelier directly.