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Text, folio 160 (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 1938.301.160.a
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Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented tan palm leaf features three rectangular blocks of dense black script. The text is arranged in tight, horizontal lines, creating a rhythmic visual texture across the elongated surface. Two circular holes pierce the material between the script sections for binding. The leaf's long edges are slightly uneven and fibrous, showing the natural grain of the ancient page. The script is compressed, standing out against the light brown background.

Text, folio 160 (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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