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Maitreya and Scenes from the Buddha's Life, Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses)circa 1100-1125

On view:

Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Maitreya and Scenes from the Buddha's Life, Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses)
Place Made: India, Bihar, Kurkihar
Date Made: circa 1100-1125
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Dimensions: 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)
Credit Line: From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number: M.72.1.19b
Classification: Manuscripts
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected 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.
Trabold, J. The Art of India, An Historical Profile. Northridge, CA: California State University Press, 1975.
Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.