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Blank leaf, folio 188 (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 1938.301.188.b
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Print
A horizontally oriented gum tempera and ink painting on a long, narrow strip of palm leaf features jagged edges and a muted brown tone. Horizontal grain and dark, mottled patches texturize the surface, which is pierced by two circular holes—one at center-left and another at center-right. Near the left edge, a translucent, light gray rectangular patch wraps around the leaf, contrasting against the aged, fibrous material.

Blank leaf, folio 188 (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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