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Palm Leaf Manuscript and Wooden Covers with Symbols of Sixteen Pilgrimage Sites19th century

Not on view
Pair of long narrow painted wooden panels with vermillion-orange ground, decorated with rows of gold tiered stupas; one panel includes a stylized tree, the other a dome, gateway, and flowering plants in olive green
Two long narrow lacquered manuscript covers in red and gold. The upper cover features a continuous scrolling floral vine pattern. The lower cover depicts a row of gilded chedis (stupas) of varying sizes flanking a central dark vessel and decorative foliage on a red ground.
Painted wooden panel with a red background, depicting a yellow-branched tree with dense green foliage set in a tiered pedestal, flanked by partial stupa forms at each edge, outlined in black with fine linear brushwork.
Painted wooden manuscript cover with red background, depicting a trapezoidal throne or pedestal with a cushioned seat at left, and a striped throne chair at right, flanked by stylized dark green flowering plants outlined in gold.
Painted wooden panel with a red ground, depicting two partially visible stupas in gold and olive green with black outlines, showing tiered bases and tapering spires.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Palm Leaf Manuscript and Wooden Covers with Symbols of Sixteen Pilgrimage Sites
Place Made
Sri Lanka
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Palm leaf; wood and paint
Dimensions
a-b): 20 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 3/4 in. (51.75 x 5.56 x 1.91 cm) each; c): 20 3/8 x 2 1/16 in. (51.75 x 5.24 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Pratapaditya Pal
Accession Number
M.91.300.3a-d
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art