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Namasangiti (middle), Folio from a Paramartha Namasangiti (Absolute Truth of the Singing Together of the Name)circa 1200

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Three stacked illuminated manuscript folios with gold script on black grounds, each centered with a small painted panel depicting a seated deity on a lotus throne

Unknown, Namasangiti (middle), Folio from a Paramartha Namasangiti (Absolute Truth of the Singing Together of the Name), circa 1200, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Peter Smoot in memory of Herbert R. Cole, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Namasangiti (middle), Folio from a Paramartha Namasangiti (Absolute Truth of the Singing Together of the Name)
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
circa 1200
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 2 3/8 x 2 in. (6.03 x 5.08 cm); Sheet: 3 x 11 in. (7.62 x 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Smoot in memory of Herbert R. Cole
Accession Number
M.83.7.3
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.