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A Pancharaksha (The Five Protective Charms) Manuscript1755

Not on view
Painted manuscript cover, long horizontal format, central multi-armed deity seated on a lotus with a red halo, flanked by praying figures on an olive green ground with pink lotus motifs
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Pancharaksha (The Five Protective Charms) Manuscript
Place Made
Nepal, Chakrabahal
Date Made
1755
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper and wood; wood cover wrapped with thread and colored with ointments
Dimensions
3 x 13 x 3 3/4 in. (7.62 x 33.02 x 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of A. Peter Burleigh
Accession Number
M.88.132
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Keene, Bryan C., editor. Toward a Global Middle Ages: Encountering the World Through Illuminated Manuscripts. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.