For the people of Tibet, painting is never far from prayer. Paintings (绘画唐卡), a volume in the Tibetan Folk Art Series, ventures beyond the exquisite temple murals to explore the living tradition of folk painting that colors daily life across the plateau. Edited by Yu Youxin, this richly illustrated book reveals an astonishing range of works—from improvised kitchen paintings and windhorse prayer flags to the intimate, palm-sized tsakli scrolls used in rituals to dispel misfortune. Created with mineral pigments and found materials, these paintings are born of devotion, not destined for museum walls. The book organizes this vibrant heritage into six categories—murals, folk thangkas, cloth paintings, painted wooden boards, windhorse banners, and kitchen paintings—allowing readers to witness an art form that blurs the line between the sacred and the everyday. More than a visual record, Paintings captures the unvarnished, deeply spiritual pulse of a culture where every stroke of the brush is an act of faith.

Fully illustrated with color photos, text in Chinese.

2001, Chongqing Publishing House, softcover, 143 pp., 22*29cm, in a good condition.