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Text, folio 158 (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 1938.301.158.b
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Print
Black ink on a horizontally oriented tan palm leaf features three dense rectangular blocks of script. Two circular voids punctuate the leaf between text sections, while small characters mark the far margins. Horizontal rows of ink contrast against the textured surface, framed by rounded corners. This rhythmic composition balances dense calligraphic strokes with structural voids, preserving the warm tan color of the aged material.

Text, folio 158 (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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