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A Gilt Wood Manuscript Cover
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
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A Gilt Wood Manuscript Cover
Tibet, 15th Century
Delicately carved and gilt, the central section incised with florets emulating jewels within diamond-shaped reserves, surrounded by scrolling borders centered by an amrita vase and two kinnari, the shorter ends bearing a kirttimukha mask; four sides carved and gilt, the long sides with a diaper pattern, the shorter sides bearing kirttimukha masks
29 x 11¾ in. (73.5 x 29.7 cm.)
Tibet, 15th Century
Delicately carved and gilt, the central section incised with florets emulating jewels within diamond-shaped reserves, surrounded by scrolling borders centered by an amrita vase and two kinnari, the shorter ends bearing a kirttimukha mask; four sides carved and gilt, the long sides with a diaper pattern, the shorter sides bearing kirttimukha masks
29 x 11¾ in. (73.5 x 29.7 cm.)