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Four bodhisattvas and two attendants flanking Vajrasattva, bottom cover, 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, paper, and colors on wood
Measurements
Overall: 6.5 x 57 x 1.5 cm (2 9/16 x 22 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1938.301.189.a
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The diamond pattern at the holes references the ribbons and cords that would have bound the book together.
A horizontally oriented tempera and paper painting on wood features seven figures seated within individual oval frames against a red background. A central pale figure is flanked by a yellow figure on our left and a green figure on our right, with two pairs at the ends. Two green diamond sections with central holes divide the row. All figures have light skin tones and sit cross-legged. The paint is worn and chipped.

Four bodhisattvas and two attendants flanking Vajrasattva, bottom cover, 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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