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Text, Folio 9 (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 Paintings: Nepal, Kathmandu

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Medium
gum tempera and ink on palm leaves
Measurements
Leaf: 5.4 x 56.2 cm (2 1/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1938.301.9.a
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Print
A horizontally oriented palm leaf features three dense blocks of black script spaced across a light brown, grained surface. The text consists of neat rows of interlocking characters characterized by thick horizontal bars. Two circular binding holes interrupt the visual flow between the rectangular text blocks. The leaf's weathered ends are rounded and worn, while tiny dark specks accent the organic texture, creating a sense of aged parchment.

Text, Folio 9 (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 Paintings: Nepal, Kathmandu

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