ON THE FIVE REALMS OF APPRECIATION OF THANGKA WORKS OF ART

Thangka art has been an important part of Tibetan Buddhist culture since ancient times. Its exquisite craftsmanship and profound religious and cultural connotation attract more and more art connoisseurs. The process of appreciation of Thangka can be regarded as the five realms of gradual deepening: perception of aesthetics, exploration of craft, recognition of symbols, understanding of connotation and realization of enlightenment and practice. Through in-depth analysis of 1384 Thangka paintings from different historical periods and schools collected in Tibetan areas in the past three years, this study adopts metrological aesthetic evaluation method and symbolic analysis approach to study the difference of experience of different levels of appreciation in each realm. The study found that non-professional lovers mostly stay in the first two realms, while professional connoisseurs can reach the realm of understanding the connotation and even realizing the Tao. In addition, combined with artificial intelligence image recognition and analysis technology, this paper discusses the relationship between the color change pattern of thangka and the politics, economy and culture of the past dynasties, and reveals the religious and secular values contained in Thangka in different periods. This study not only improves the theoretical model of thangka appreciation, but also provides scientific guidance for the inheritance, protection and international promotion of Tibetan thangka. This research has strong originality, and based on a large number of empirical data, to ensure the reliability and practical value of the research conclusions.