Mara's Retinue, Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses)

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Mara's Retinue, Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses)

Nepal, 11th century
Manuscripts; folios
Opaque watercolor on palm leaf
2 1/4 x 5 in. (5.71 x 12.7 cm)
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.72.1.22)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Rosenfield, John.  The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection.  Boston:  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.