A CARVED GILT AND PAINTED MANUSCRIPT COVER
A CARVED GILT AND PAINTED MANUSCRIPT COVER

TIBET, 15TH CENTURY

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A CARVED GILT AND PAINTED MANUSCRIPT COVER
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
Carved with five Tathagatas inside trefoil aureoles, the central Buddha Vairochana surrounded by addorsed animals and figures, framed by a beaded enclosure and further surrounded by a lotus flower border interspersed with the eight auspicious symbols, one edge carved with lotus petals and the Tibetan letter kha
10½ x 28¼ in. (26.5 x 71.7 cm)

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