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Text, folio 89 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina)

Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu

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Medium
gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
Measurements
Leaf: 5.9 x 55.9 cm (2 5/16 x 22 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1938.301.89.a
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Print
A horizontally oriented palm leaf manuscript features three rectangular blocks of dense black-inked script on a warm tan surface. These panels are separated by two circular binding holes positioned along the center line. Rows of tightly packed characters span the leaf, their rhythmic patterns set against natural, frayed edges. Small notations appear above the central section. The weathered organic material creates a textured background for the dark, linear calligraphy.

Text, folio 89 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina)

Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu

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