.jpg?w=1)
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
Details
A carved wooden manuscript cover
Tibet, 16th century
Depicting Prajnaparamita flanked by Amitabha, Ratnasambhava, and Akshobhya on either side, surrounded by beads and a border filled with mythical birds, kirttimukhas and further seated buddhas against a red background
5 3/8 x 16 7/8 in. (13.5 x 42.8 cm.)
Tibet, 16th century
Depicting Prajnaparamita flanked by Amitabha, Ratnasambhava, and Akshobhya on either side, surrounded by beads and a border filled with mythical birds, kirttimukhas and further seated buddhas against a red background
5 3/8 x 16 7/8 in. (13.5 x 42.8 cm.)
Provenance
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in Amsterdam by 1997
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources, www.himalayanart.org, item no. 66723