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Undur Gegeen Zanabazar’s Tara deity sculptures presented for the first time as a collection
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Invaluable cultural heritage artifacts of
Mongolia - 21 Tara sculptures have been presented to the public at the Fine
Arts Zanabazar Museum. In the
framework of the ‘Month of Cultural Creativity’ announced by the Ministry of
Culture, the sculptures, ‘Twenty-One Taras’, ‘Green Tara’, and ‘White Tara’ out
of the collection of cast sculptures created by Undur Gegeen Zanabazar are
being presented for the first time as a complete set.
At the
exhibition’s opening ceremony on November 9, Minister of Culture Ch.Nomin said, “The art pieces
created by Undur Gegeen Zanabazar are currently being kept in their original
state at the Bogd Khaan Palace Museum, Choijin Lama Temple Museum, Fine Arts
Zanabazar Museum, and Erdenezuu Museum as well as Buddhist monasteries and
temples including Gandantegchinlen and Shanha monastery. The Ministry of
Culture is organizing this exhibition as we considered it to be necessary to
further develop research on the works and promote them.”
Commonly
referred to as the ‘Undur Gegeen’, G.Zanabazar was able to immortalize himself
in the history of Mongolian arts through his sculptures. The works presented at
the exhibition are considered as an achievement in the Mongolian cast sculpture
scene in the 17th century, highlights experts.
The
exhibition’s opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Speaker of the State Great
Khural S.Odontuya, Culture and Religious Policy Advisor to the President of
Mongolia D.Bum-Ochir, MPs P.Anujin and B.Jargalmaa, and representatives of the
Gandantegchinlen Monastery. The exhibition will be open to the public until
November 12.
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