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Prajnaparamita flanked by two bodhisattvas, folio 187 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow, aged manuscript page with a light-brown background. The page is divided into sections by two circular holes. The left and right sections contain black text in a foreign language, possibly Sanskrit. The central section has three colored illustrations. The left illustration depicts a seated figure with an orange background and light orange figure. The central illustration shows a seated figure in orange with a white halo. The right illustration features a seated figure with a blue background and a white figure. The central and right illustrations have decorative elements around them. The right edge of the page appears torn. The background behind the manuscript page is beige.

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