Karsho Karma Tashi

CHINA, Tibet, Qamdo

Karsho Karma Tashi was a disciple of the Eighth Tai Situ Chokyi Jungne. A renowned Tibetan Buddhist artist, alongside Namkha Tashi and Cho Tashi, he is regarded as one of the Three Tashis of the Karma Gadri School.
Imparting the painting styles of both Namkha Tashi and Cho Tashi, Karma Tashi developed a new style which he named after his hometown of Karsho. The figures he painted were vividly represented with a bold and creative use of color. When painting the skin of his figures, he incorporated gray and white tones, which in turn brightened the image and created a cohesive elegance. The backgrounds of his paintings were colored in pure mineral blue and green, integrating a stylistic feature often seen in Chinese landscape paintings. These characteristics comprised the typical Karsho-style painting.
The Karsho school, mainly active in Qamdo, Tibet, as well as in Sichuan and Qinghai is recognized as one of the most prestigious and influential branches of the Karma Gadri school.