Pair of Buddhist Manuscript Covers: Scenes from the Buddha's Life (c), Buddhas with a Bodhisattva (d)

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Pair of Buddhist Manuscript Covers: Scenes from the Buddha's Life (c), Buddhas with a Bodhisattva (d)

India, Bihar, 1075-1100
Manuscripts
Opaque watercolor on wood
Each: 2 1/8 x 22 1/4 in. (5.39 x 56.51 cm)
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.72.1.20c-d)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Keene, Bryan C., editor. Toward a Global Middle Ages: Encountering the World Through Illuminated Manuscripts. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.
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  • Rosenfield, John.  The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection.  Boston:  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; R. Brown; R. Fisher; G. Kuwayama; Amy G. Poster.  Light of Asia: Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian Art. ed. Dean, Lynne. Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
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