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Manuscript Cover with Prajnaparamita Flanked by Buddha Shakyamuni (left) and Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life (right), From a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript15th century

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Horizontal manuscript cover or panel painting with gold and black ground, showing a grid of small seated figures in arched niches at left, and a larger central shrine scene with multi-armed figures at right, in red, orange, teal, and green
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Manuscript Cover with Prajnaparamita Flanked by Buddha Shakyamuni (left) and Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life (right), From a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
Place Made
Central or Western Tibet
Date Made
15th century
Medium
Wood with opaque watercolor
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 27 x 1 1/4 in. (24.8 x 68.6 x 3.17 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.71.1.48
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.
  • 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 Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.