Himalayan Art Resources

Painting: Styles & Traditions Date Chart

Painting: Styles & Traditions

*Styles & Traditions Date Chart:

14th century (1300-1399):
- Guge/Western Tibetan style
- Indian style
- Nepali style
- Others...


15th century (1400-1499):
- Guge/Western Tibetan style
- Nepali style
- Gyantse style
- Khyenri style
- Menri style
- Others...
16th century (1500-1599):
- Guge/Western Tibetan style
- Gyantse style
- Khyenri style
- Menri style
- Karma Gardri style/tradition
- Others...
17th century (1600-1699):
- Karma Gardri tradition
- Khyenri style/tradition
- Menri style/tradition
- Tashi Lhunpo tradition
- New Menri style
- Lhatog style
- Others...
18th century (1700-1799):
- Khyenri tradition
- Menri tradition
- Karma Gardri tradition
- Tashi Lhunpo tradition
- New Menri tradition
- Karsho style
- Palpung style
- Others...
19th century (1800-1899):
- Khyenri tradition
- Menri tradition
- Karma Gardri tradition
- Tashi Lhunpo tradition
- New Menri tradition
- Palpung style
- Trehor Namkha Gyan style
- Others...
20th century (1900-1999):
- Khyenri tradition
- Menri tradition
- Karma Gardri tradition
- Tashi Lhunpo tradition
- New Menri tradition
- Palpung style
- Trehor Namkha Gyan style
- Menri-Gardri (mixed) style
- Rebkong style
- Others...

*A painting style is not a tradition and a painting tradition is not a style. A painting style is singular. A painting tradition is plural and multiple. Painting traditions arise from one or more painting styles.

Jeff Watt 6-2020