A Gilt and Painted Manuscript Cover
Tibet, 14th Century
Finely carved in deep relief with the Goddess of Transcendent Wisdom, Prajnaparamita, flanked by two further Buddhas, on a ground of lotus scrolls within a beaded flame border, the reverse with a central cartouche bearing auspicious inscriptiong as a preface to the Prajnaparamita sutra, all on a red ground painted with concentric circles, one side carved with scrollwork and bearing the Tibetan letter, ka
8 x 27.3/8 in. (20.4 x 75 cm.)
Lot Essay
The carved letter on the side of the manuscript cover indicates that it would likely have held the first volume of the Prajnaparamita sutra.