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Four bodhisattvas and two attendants flanking Vajrasattva, bottom cover, from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Red wooden panel with rounded edges, approximately long and thin. The panel has eight figures on it. The figures are arranged in a row. Each figure sits cross-legged on a cushion. The figures are painted gold, green, blue and red. The figures wear a crown. The figures are surrounded by a green and gold oval. The ovals are separated by red sections. The red sections have a diamond pattern in green and gold. The panel has two holes in the diamond sections. The panel has a chipped and worn surface. The background of the image is gray. The panel casts a shadow.

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900 × 134 px
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