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Unpurified Nothingness, Folio from a Shatasahasrika Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Verses)11th century

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Tibetan manuscript page with central painted miniature of a four-armed, pale-skinned crowned deity seated on a lotus, surrounded by columns of Tibetan script

Unknown, Unpurified Nothingness, Folio from a Shatasahasrika Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Verses), 11th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Jane and Justin Dart Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Unpurified Nothingness, Folio from a Shatasahasrika Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Verses)
Place Made
Western Tibet, Maryul district, Tholing Monastery
Date Made
11th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 3 5/8 x 3 in. (9.20 x 7.62 cm); Sheet: 7 1/2 x 26 1/8 in. (19 x 66.35 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Jane and Justin Dart Foundation
Accession Number
M.81.90.11
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.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. The Art of Tibet. New York: The Asia Society, Inc., 1969.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Aspects of Indian Art: Papers Presented in a Symposium at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Leiden, The Netherlands: E.J. Brill, 1972.
  • Beguin, Gilles. Dieux et Demons de l'Himalaya: Art du Bouddhisme Lamaique. Paris: Grand Palais, 1977.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.