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Text, Folio 17 (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 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 1938.301.17.a
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Not on view
Print
A weathered palm leaf handscroll features three rectangular blocks of dense ink calligraphy. Each word is staggered on wobbly, undulating lines, creating a sense of movement across the muted tan surface. Two circular holes punctuate the composition like small voids. The script, rendered in loose ink strokes, flanks the center, while irregular edges frame text rows that appear as striated columns of black-and-white static. Certain characters stand out in darker shades against the gray ink.

Text, Folio 17 (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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