Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Enshrined image of Green Tara, holding a blue lotus, making the gesture of granting boons, with two female attendants, one holding a vajra; the other, Mahakali, holding a flaying knife and skullcup (kapala).
Artwork Details
- Title: Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
- Artist: Mahavihara Master
- Period: Pala period
- Date: early 12th century
- Culture: India, Bengal or Bangladesh
- Medium: Opaque watercolor, black carbon-based ink, and mineral- and vegetable-based pigments on palm leaf
- Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (7 x 41.9 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.445b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Mahavihara Master
early 12th century
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century
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early 12th century
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early 12th century
Mahavihara Master
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