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Text, Folio 80 (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 1938.301.80.b
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Print
Dense black ink is applied to a horizontally oriented tan palm leaf in three rectangular blocks. Two small circular holes pierce the fibrous surface between the sections. Tiny numerals and inscriptions mark the top left and far ends. The leaf displays slightly irregular, rounded edges, showcasing a natural texture that contrasts with the precise, uniform strokes of the ink across the organic, warm surface.

Text, Folio 80 (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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