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Text, Folio 22 (verso), 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 1938.301.22.b
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Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented palm leaf features three dense blocks of black ink pressed into its weathered, tan surface. Two circular voids pierce the elongated substrate, rhythmically separating the meticulous rectangles of script. Fine, repetitive rows of characters create a woven texture, while minute marginalia float in the margins. To the left, frayed edges interrupt the smooth silhouette, lending an organic fragility to the precise, ink-heavy composition across the textured leaf.

Text, Folio 22 (verso), 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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