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Text, folio 53 (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 1938.301.53.a
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Print
A horizontal palm leaf features black ink on a tan, grain-textured surface, arranged into three dense blocks of uniform script. Two circular holes pierce the leaf between these sections. The characters are connected by a continuous horizontal line along the top. While the right edge is smooth, the far left edge is worn and irregular. This composition highlights the rhythmic, meticulous arrangement of traditional calligraphy across the elongated, natural medium.

Text, folio 53 (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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