Prajnaparamita flanked by a white female figure and a white bodhisattva, folio 90 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

A long, horizontal, light brown, oblong object with jagged edges and small holes on the right side of each third section. The object contains black text arranged in lines on either side of three circular and square red and white framed images. The images are of seated figures; a white female figure on the left; a red figure with four arms in the center; and a white bodhisattva on the right. The central figure sits on a white oval; the other two sit on a red circle within a larger blue and orange circle. All three figures wear a crown and necklace and have hands in various positions. The central figure has hands in front of the chest and extended; the female figure on the left holds a book in the left hand and makes a gesture with the right; the bodhisattva on the right makes a gesture with both hands. The central image has blue and red details; the female figure on the left has pink and purple details; the bodhisattva on the right has blue details. The background behind the object is plain and light gray.

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Dimensions: 900 × 134 px
Museum Record: View original

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Prajnaparamita flanked by a white female figure and a white bodhisattva, folio 90 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

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