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Text, Folio 154 (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 1938.301.154.a
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Print
A horizontally oriented, warm tan palm leaf features three dense blocks of small, uniform black script. Two circular holes are cut into the leaf between the text, creating a rhythmic balance across the rectangular surface. The ink characters are arranged in precise, straight rows, set against the organic texture of the leaf's irregular, worn edges. This composition highlights the structured repetition of the writing on the narrow, aged material.

Text, Folio 154 (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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