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Text, Folio 143 (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 1938.301.143.a
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Not on view
Print
A long, horizontal palm leaf features frayed, irregular edges and three dense blocks of black script in gum tempera and ink. Uniform horizontal rows of compact characters fill each rectangle. Two small circular holes puncture the leaf between the central and end blocks, creating rhythmic interruptions in the text. The natural tan of the leaf provides a stark backdrop for the repetitive, geometric quality of the handwritten inscriptions.

Text, Folio 143 (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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