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The Bodhisattva Manjushri, Folio from a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom)circa 1050

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Horizontal palm-leaf manuscript page with dense rows of Indic script in black ink, centered painted illustration of a multi-armed green deity against a red background

Unknown, The Bodhisattva Manjushri, Folio from a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom), circa 1050, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Bodhisattva Manjushri, 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: 2 x 2 in. (5.08 x 5.08 cm); Sheet: 2 x 21 3/4 in. (5.08 x 55.25 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.72.1.21
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.
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.