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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

Unknown, 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, 15th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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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.