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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
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A CARVED GILT AND PAINTED MANUSCRIPT COVER
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
The rectangular panel carved in recess with Buddha Shakyamuni seated on an elaborate throne at the center, flanked by two Buddhas in trefoil aureoles surrounded by foliate scrolls, surrounded by a beaded frame with stylized flame border and a lotus petal frieze, one side carved and gilt with a Buddha between two makaras and inscribed with the Tibetan letter ka
28 x 9¾ in. (71 x 24.7 cm.)
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
The rectangular panel carved in recess with Buddha Shakyamuni seated on an elaborate throne at the center, flanked by two Buddhas in trefoil aureoles surrounded by foliate scrolls, surrounded by a beaded frame with stylized flame border and a lotus petal frieze, one side carved and gilt with a Buddha between two makaras and inscribed with the Tibetan letter ka
28 x 9¾ in. (71 x 24.7 cm.)