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| A mural of Great yogi the Phajo and his sons. One of the mural works of Sumthrang Chojey Penchen Ngawang Sonam (Pic: Tashi Lhendup) |
Tango
Monastery is a national heritage as we all know. Not just because it is a
monastery founded by a great saint but also because it houses century old
precious arts and paintings beside the places and relics of sacred importance.
Tango
is quite internationally known for its well preserved age old ancient arts and paintings
of great skills.
The
murals in Tango are recognized as the best murals in Bhutan and in the world
and are greatly appreciated by national and international conservationist and
the art experts. These paintings according to the national conservationist
Tashi Lhendup have the best materials, superb in artistic skills and
techniques. The mural conservation in Tango is expected to start in May this
year(2015).
Therefore
I would here like to highlight a piece of information on a part of
paintings of Tango Monastery which was
quite untold.
An
article published in English (Probably translated) by Centre for Bhutan Studies
(CBS) authored by Tshenyed Lopen Kuenleg explicitly says that all the paintings
of Tango Monastery is the work of painter Jangchub Sempa. “The wall
paintings on all the 3 stories are the real work of the great painter Jangchub
Sempa,” Tshenyed Lopen has said in his article (English version, CBS) unlike the different attribution mentioned in biography of Desi Tenzin Rabgye.
