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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
Details
A Carved Wood Book Cover with Prajnaparamita
Tibet, 15th century
With Prajnaparamita seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base over a stepped throne supported by lions and surmounted by Garuda, flanked on either side by bodhisattvas seated on similar thrones supported by lions and surmounted by makaras, surrounded by a multitude of bodhisattvas and lotus blossoms, all within a series of beaded, lotiform, and foliate bands, one edge with three Buddhas within their own niches, with remains of gilding overall
28¼ in. (71.8 cm.) long
Tibet, 15th century
With Prajnaparamita seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base over a stepped throne supported by lions and surmounted by Garuda, flanked on either side by bodhisattvas seated on similar thrones supported by lions and surmounted by makaras, surrounded by a multitude of bodhisattvas and lotus blossoms, all within a series of beaded, lotiform, and foliate bands, one edge with three Buddhas within their own niches, with remains of gilding overall
28¼ in. (71.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Julius Carlebach, New York, 1949
Private New Jersey Collection
Private New Jersey Collection
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