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Three Deities, Folio from a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom)circa 1050

Not on view
Palm-leaf manuscript page, long and narrow with tapering ends, covered in dense Devanagari script with three small painted deity figures at intervals
Illustrated manuscript folio with Devanagari script on both sides flanking a central painted scene: a white-skinned figure seated in lotus position with hands in a gesture of teaching, framed by a red circular halo, with two smaller golden-hued attendant figures kneeling on either side.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Three Deities, Folio from a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom)
Place Made
India, Bihar
Date Made
circa 1050
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Dimensions
Image: 1 5/8 x 2 in. (4.13 x 5.08 cm) each; Sheet: 1 5/8 x 20 1/8 in. (4.13 x 51.12 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.71.1.43
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.