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A Prayer Flag in the Wind: Thangka as Political Weathervane Walk into any Kathmandu studio where aging Newari masters still grind mineral pigments with yak-hide glue, and you’ll hear a curious thing. They don’t just talk about brushstrokes or the pr
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