800 Prescriptions of Tibetan Medicine

Piece Description:

Text: Zhong Ting

According to Tibetan belief, all animals, plants, and minerals used in Tibetan medicine must be sourced in unadulterated nature.

Tibetan medicine theory believes that medicine relates to five elements, namely: earth, water, fire, air, and space. Moreover, there is a harmonious symbiotic relationship between plant growth, properties, flavor, and the natural environment.

The generous amount of red color in this artwork provides a lavish visual tension. Each sharp angle of geometric triangles reveals properties of the color “red“ as a symbol of the Tibetan people’s ardent desire for life. This fervent desire has arisen from their tenacious confrontation with disease and injury throughout the long history of Tibet. A prescription of Tibetan medicine serves as a vessel of the flow, transformation and continuation of this life energy.