Jordan Quill

Himalayan, Indian and Tibetan Antiques, Textiles and Traditional Art.

20/02/2024

The seat of HH the fourteenth Dalai Lama, covered in golden silk, in front of Shakyamuni Buddha, in the Tsuglhakhang of McLeodganj, the centre of Tibetan Buddhism in exile.

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20/04/2023

A statue of the Buddha in the glittering Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara, or the ‘Golden Temple’ in Patan, in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal.

Patan, or Lalitpur, is located to the south of Kathmandu city centre. It has been a centre for arts and crafts for centuries and glitters with golden doorways, statues and temples.

At its heart, Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara, or the ‘Golden Temple’ is a breathtaking site to experience through all the senses. Patan is one of the most spectacular medieval cities in the Himalayas…

21/02/2023

Happy Losar! To celebrate Tibetan New Year, Jordan Quill is proud to reveal a brand new range of specially commissioned thangka!

This thangka comes from this special group now available on my website, it depicts Manjusri (རྗེ་བཙུན་འཇམ་དཔལ་དབྱངས་), a Bodhisattva who in Nepal is regarded as the founder of Nepalese culture. Manjusri is associated with wisdom; in his right hand he holds a flaming sword that destroys all ignorance.

Hand drawn and painted with minute detail, this exceptional thangka was commissioned exclusively for Jordan Quill. Its colour palette is derived from careful observation of antique and historical thangka seen in monasteries and museums in India, Nepal and beyond.

24 carat gold has been applied in fine detail, which can only be fully appreciated when seeing the painting in person. The use of genuine gold is unique in its ability to brightly reflect light, elevating the painting and giving it additional material value beyond its artistic characteristics, making it worth the investment. Thangkas of this quality, traditional colour palette, use of real gold, and in this smaller size are not available generally to tourists and are offered here as the result of many years of collaboration and friendship with a specific family of painters.

This painting took between 4-6 weeks to paint, and was made slowly in a family-owned workshop, made with love in the high-altitude tranquil mists of Himachal Pradesh.

Please visit my website to see the full range!

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10/05/2021

Jordan Quill will be donating an additional 15% of all sales directly to its related artisans in India and Nepal to help during this latest surge in Coronavirus cases in the region at least for the next two months.
Thinking of all those affected by the sad rise in numbers and wishing for better days to come.
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18/09/2020

This thangka depicts a Kalachakra Mandala.
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A Kalachakra Mandala is the residence of the Kalachakra deity, the Kalachakra Ta**ra being one of the highest forms of ta***ic Buddhism.
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It is a birds-eye view of a three dimensional celestial dwelling with five floors and four main doors.
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The Kalachakra deity stands at the centre of the mandala on the highest floor, and these diagrams are used as aids to focus the mind during meditation.
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This mandala is around 20 years old and bears signs of its age, it is highlighted with details in metallic gold paint.

14/09/2020

Patan Durbar Square, like almost everywhere else in the Kathmandu Valley, is filled with astonishingly beautiful statues of Buddhist and Hindu deities.
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This is one of the many stunningly carved shrines to Ganesh in Patan Durbar Square, covered in vivid tikka power and marigold offerings.
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Visit Patan online today using our ‘explore’ feature!
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12/09/2020

This thangka depicts the life of Siddhārtha Gautama, the historical Buddha. From birth to Enlightenment and passing into nirvana.
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Thangkas sold by Jordan Quill are ethically sourced from the Lama family, who have been thangka painters for many generations.
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They now Live between McLeodganj, India, to be close to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, and Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Steeped in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, these paintings are made with the love, care, and attention of this incredible family.

08/09/2020

Patan Durbar Square, like almost everywhere else in the Kathmandu Valley, is filled with astonishingly beautiful statues of Buddhist and Hindu deities.
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This statue is of Hanumān, best know for his role in the Ramayana as a devotee to Lord Rama.
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It is completely covered in orange tikka, his mouth decorated with gold.
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Visit Patan online today using our ‘explore’ feature!
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05/09/2020

An antique Tibetan ‘Phorpa’ (tea Cup) constructed of turned wood and white metal.
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Dating: mid-20th century.
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This phorpa was purchased in from a Tibetan merchant in McLeodganj, the Himalayan home to HH. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

04/09/2020

In the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, the small settlement of McLeodganj sits just above the town of Dharamsala.
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This small mountainside town in Himachal Pradesh has been home to His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile since their flight from Tibet in 1959.
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Visit McLeodganj online today using our ‘explore’ feature!
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03/09/2020

This statue depicts the Buddha with his hands in the bhumisparsa position, as he touched the ground to invoke the earth as a witness to the truth of his enlightenment.
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This statue is constructed with old repurposed wood and repoussé brass.
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This statue was purchased in Kathmandu, the centre of Nepali and Himalayan culture.

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Dharmshala (Dharamshala)
176219

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