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Mara's Retinue, Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses)11th century

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Manuscript painting densely packed with snarling multi-headed demon figures in red, blue, and green, above stylized golden waves, with a small crowned figure at top center

Unknown, Mara's Retinue, Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses), 11th century, 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
Mara's Retinue, Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Verses)
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
11th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 5 in. (5.71 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.72.1.22
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.