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Text, Folio 125 (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 1938.301.125.b
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Print
A narrow, horizontal palm leaf features gum tempera and black ink script in three dense, rectangular blocks. Neatly organized horizontal rows of intricate, handwritten characters fill each block, creating a rhythmic texture. The tan leaf has rounded ends and two circular holes separating the text sections. Small black notations appear in the far left and right margins. The composition emphasizes a balanced, linear progression of script across the organic, aged material.

Text, Folio 125 (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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