Field Notes
The Hidden Language of Thangka
Western Sichuan · China A Jiarong Thangka inheritor led me up a mountain trail in western Sichuan — no roads, no signage, just a narrow path carved by feet and...
The Hidden Language of Thangka
Western Sichuan · China A Jiarong Thangka inheritor led me up a mountain trail in western Sichuan — no roads, no signage, just a narrow path carved by feet and...
One Heritage Object, One Shifted Room
Gansu · China Morning light comes in low and cold. Outside, the Qilian Mountains are still dark against the sky. In your hands, a guan kiln cup — fired in...
One Heritage Object, One Shifted Room
Gansu · China Morning light comes in low and cold. Outside, the Qilian Mountains are still dark against the sky. In your hands, a guan kiln cup — fired in...
Inside the Studio: Meeting a Thangka Artisan
Western Sichuan · China In a world shaped by speed and replication, some traditions remain untouched by time. Recently, we traveled to western China to visit a traditional Thangka artisan...
Inside the Studio: Meeting a Thangka Artisan
Western Sichuan · China In a world shaped by speed and replication, some traditions remain untouched by time. Recently, we traveled to western China to visit a traditional Thangka artisan...
Aba | Light Piercing of Monastic Robes
FIELD ARCHIVE: AB-2026-LIGHT COORDINATES: 32.8°N, 101.7°E FIELD: CHARLIE TEMPLE / ABA SAMPLE DATE 2026.10.2410:15 AM INCIDENT ANGLE 45° EASTDIRECT SUNLIGHT SPECIMEN HANDWOVEN PULUMONK ROBE (RED) ABSTRACT: Entry AB-2026-LIGHT documents a...
Aba | Light Piercing of Monastic Robes
FIELD ARCHIVE: AB-2026-LIGHT COORDINATES: 32.8°N, 101.7°E FIELD: CHARLIE TEMPLE / ABA SAMPLE DATE 2026.10.2410:15 AM INCIDENT ANGLE 45° EASTDIRECT SUNLIGHT SPECIMEN HANDWOVEN PULUMONK ROBE (RED) ABSTRACT: Entry AB-2026-LIGHT documents a...