The Bodhisattva Manjushri, Folio from a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom)

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The Bodhisattva Manjushri, Folio from a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom)

India, Bihar, circa 1050
Books
Ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Image: 2 x 2 in. (5.08 x 5.08 cm); Sheet: 2 x 21 3/4 in. (5.08 x 55.25 cm)
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.72.1.21)
Not currently on public view

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