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Text, Folio 152 (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 1938.301.152.a
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Not on view
Print
Horizontally oriented on a smooth tan palm leaf, three dense blocks of black ink script are arranged in tight, rectangular sections. Six uniform lines of text fill each block, punctuated by two circular binding holes. The light-brown material has softly rounded ends, framing the dark, rhythmic patterns of the writing. This linear composition balances organic texture with meticulously packed characters, creating a steady movement from one dense block of script to the next.

Text, Folio 152 (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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