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Manuscript Cover15th century

Not on view
Gilded wooden manuscript cover with two rows of seated figures in relief, each within an arched niche, with traces of red pigment and a teal-gray border
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Manuscript Cover
Place Made
Central Tibet
Date Made
15th century
Medium
Wood with opaque watercolor and gold
Dimensions
8.13 x 25 1/2 x 3/4 in. (20.6 x 64.8 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Beverly Coburn
Accession Number
M.78.101.1
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.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.

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