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Lot 8015

A gilt lacquered wood manuscript cover
Tibet, circa 15th century

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28 June 2016, 12:00 PDT
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A gilt lacquered wood manuscript cover

Tibet, circa 15th century
Incised in openwork design to depict the diminutive Wisdom Buddhas giving host among the three enthroned primary figures of Shakyamuni, Prajnaparamita and Manjusri.
10 1/8 x 29 1/8in (25.7 x 74cm)

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西藏 約十五世紀 漆金木經板

Compare the openwork treatment of this rare and distinctive manuscript cover to one in Selig Brown, Protecting Wisdom, Munich, 2012, pp. 168-9, no. 38.

This is the most auspicious triad for a sutra cover, as the two deities associated with the perfection of Transcendental Wisdom flank its mortal progenitor. Also distinctive are the flat mandorlas before which Prajnaparamita and Manjushri appear with their attendants. The design correlates to Newari stone steles dating between 15th-17th centuries. One such example was sold at Bonhams, New York, 17 September 2014, lot 3.

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