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Text, Folio 145 (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 1938.301.145.a
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Not on view
Print
Gum tempera and ink on a horizontally oriented, tan palm leaf folio feature three dense rectangular blocks of black script. Two circular binding holes punctuate the grain between the text sections. Small characters mark the margins against the muted, textured surface. The folio's long, narrow form is defined by rounded, irregular edges, framing the script in a rhythmic, linear arrangement across the warm, organic medium.

Text, Folio 145 (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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