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Eight Title Pages from a Kanjur (Buddhist Canon)12th-17th century (?)

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Manuscript painting of a golden-skinned seated figure in a blue arch niche, surrounded by multicolored radiating stripes, with Indic script in the margins
Illuminated manuscript folio with torn and worn edges. Central black panel with gold Tibetan script flanked by two painted miniatures: at left, a seated figure with halo within a red arch; at right, a partially visible robed figure against a pink arch.
Illustrated manuscript folio on aged, torn paper with two painted miniatures flanking a central black panel of Tibetan script in gold ink. Left miniature depicts a seated figure in red robes within a red arched aureole; right miniature shows a seated figure in orange-red robes on a yellow cushion.
Illuminated Tibetan manuscript folio on aged, torn palm leaf. Central dark blue panel bears multiple lines of Tibetan script in gold. At left, a seated Buddha figure in red and gold robes within a red circular halo against a yellow ground; at right, a seated figure in red robes with one hand raised, similarly framed.
Illuminated Tibetan manuscript folio with two painted vignettes: at left, a seated Buddha figure in orange robes with rainbow aureole; at right, a smaller seated figure in yellow. Columns of Tibetan script fill the aged, worn page.
Illustrated manuscript folio on tan palm leaf, with lines of Tibetan script across the center. Two small painted vignettes flank the text: at left, a seated figure with halo against a red arched background; at right, a seated figure in red robes in meditation pose. Both vignettes show polychrome pigments with visible aging and worn edges.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Eight Title Pages from a Kanjur (Buddhist Canon)
Place Made
Western Tibet (?)
Date Made
12th-17th century (?)
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Each folio approximately: 8 x 26 in.; 20.3 x 66.0 cm
Credit Line
Gift of David Salmon
Accession Number
M.86.343.1-.8
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Tibet. Expanded edition. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990.