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Text, folio 164 (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 1938.301.164.a
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A horizontally oriented tan palm leaf depicts three dense, rectangular blocks of thick black script. Spaced across the narrow, weathered strip, these sections are separated by two small circular holes. The hand-lettered characters possess a rhythmic, repetitive quality against the organic surface, which features irregular, frayed edges. This composition highlights the contrast between the dark ink and the warm, textured background, presenting the ancient text in framed, screen-like intervals.

Text, folio 164 (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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