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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
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A Wood Manuscript Cover
Tibet, 15th Century
The central recessed panel deeply carved with Shakyamuni at the center on an elaborate throne flanked by attendents, with Prajnaparamita at left and Padmapani at right, with scrollwork and animals, surrounded by a beaded frame with stylized flame border, further surrounded by a scrolling border centered by a kirttimukha mask; one side with scrollwork surrounding Shakyamuni within a niche, bearing the Tibetan letter ka
27 7/8 x 10¼ in. (71 x 26 cm.)
Tibet, 15th Century
The central recessed panel deeply carved with Shakyamuni at the center on an elaborate throne flanked by attendents, with Prajnaparamita at left and Padmapani at right, with scrollwork and animals, surrounded by a beaded frame with stylized flame border, further surrounded by a scrolling border centered by a kirttimukha mask; one side with scrollwork surrounding Shakyamuni within a niche, bearing the Tibetan letter ka
27 7/8 x 10¼ in. (71 x 26 cm.)