The History and the Technological Study of Traditional Tibetan Painting Pigment

摘要

＜正＞ 1.The History of Traditional Ti-betan PigmentsLike all societies whose origins predate the inven-tion of the written word,many aspects of prehistoricTibet are lost in a blur of mystery.Yet archeologistsare digging into the ruins left by Tibet’s earliest hu-man inhabitants to help carve away the lack ofknowledge,just as art historians are examining ancientpaintings left inside Tibetan caves to sketch out thecontours of prehistoric life and art on the Roof of theWorld.