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Three female figures, folio 89 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Long, narrow, tan-colored piece of paper with rough edges. The paper contains text written in black ink, arranged in lines. There are three square images. The images depict female figures. The female figure on the left sits cross-legged on a blue background with an orange circle behind her. The female figure in the center sits cross-legged on a red background with a white circle behind her. The female figure on the right sits cross-legged on a blue background with an orange circle behind her. The female figures wear similar outfits. The female figures have their hands in their laps. The paper has two holes. The background behind the paper is light gray.

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