Maitreya and Scenes from the Buddha's Life, Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses)

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Maitreya and Scenes from the Buddha's Life, Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses)

India, Bihar, Kurkihar, circa 1100-1125
Manuscripts
Ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf
a) Image: 2 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. (5.4 x 6.67 cm), Sheet: 2 1/8 x 22 1/8 in. (5.4 x 56.2 cm); b) Image: 2 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. (5.4 x 6.67 cm), Sheet: 2 1/8 x 21 3/4 in. (5.4 x 55.25 cm)
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.72.1.19b)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Currently on public view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

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Bibliography

  • Huntington, Susan L. and John C.. Huntington.  Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th - 12th centuries) and Its International Legacy. Dayton, OH: The Dayton Art Institute in Association with the University of Washington Press, 1990.
  • Huntington, Susan L. and John C.. Huntington.  Leaves from the Bodhi Tree: The Art of Pala India (8th - 12th centuries) and Its International Legacy. Dayton, OH: The Dayton Art Institute in Association with the University of Washington Press, 1990.
  • Rosenfield, John.  The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection.  Boston:  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Trabold, J. The Art of India, An Historical Profile.  Northridge, CA:  California State University Press, 1975.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.
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