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TIBET, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
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A Carved Polychromed and Gilt Wood Manuscript Cover
Tibet, circa 14th Century
Depicting the goddess Prajnaparamita at center on a throne supported by two smaller figures and flanked on each side by two bodhisattvas and four vyalas standing on their hindlegs on lotus bases; all within a beaded border; three sides gilt and one side carved with scrollwork centered by a stupa and bearing the Tibetan letter cha
6 11/16 x 22¾ in. (16.9 x 60.2 cm.)
Tibet, circa 14th Century
Depicting the goddess Prajnaparamita at center on a throne supported by two smaller figures and flanked on each side by two bodhisattvas and four vyalas standing on their hindlegs on lotus bases; all within a beaded border; three sides gilt and one side carved with scrollwork centered by a stupa and bearing the Tibetan letter cha
6 11/16 x 22¾ in. (16.9 x 60.2 cm.)