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Book of Iconographycirca 1800

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Four stacked strips of aged parchment printed with fine black ink line drawings of paired Buddhist or Hindu deity figures, each multi-armed and crowned, seated on lotus thrones or riding animals, with South Asian script annotations
Folded manuscript pages with ink drawings of Buddhist and Hindu deities, arranged in five horizontal sections. Figures include a seated Buddha with halo, multi-armed deities, and elephant-headed figures, rendered in fine line work with occasional red ink. Devanagari script appears between sections. Pages are aged and worn with torn edges.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Book of Iconography
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
3 x 7 3/8 in. (7.62 x 18.73 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Coles
Accession Number
M.82.169.13a-e
Classification
Books
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.