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Bodhisattva Padmapani, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a page from an ancient manuscript. The artwork features a seated figure. The figure is gray with dark hair in braids. The figure wears a crown and jewelry. The figure holds objects in both hands. The figure sits on a red and gold patterned cloth. The figure sits in front of a red and gold circular design. Two red vertical lines flank the figure. Black text in a foreign language is on either side of the red lines. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
12th century
Medium:
Ink and color on palm leaf
Culture:
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
Dimensions:
600 × 355 px
Museum record:
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