Tsultrim Norbu is a Tibetan artist who has been creating colorful thangka paintings of Buddha and Buddhist deities for over 20 years. Unlike other artists, he specializes in using the Cloisonné technique, creating works out of gold wires and pigment ink made from Tibetan stones, giving each piece a vivid and stately look.

0:20 - 20 years of painting thangkas
0:41 - What are thangkas?
1:10 - The Cloisonné technique
1:39 - How it works
3:02 - Starting young

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Producer: Lyn Yang
Videographers: Wu Congwen
Editor: Joel Roche
Mastering: Victor Peña

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