Pair of Manuscript Covers with Buddhist Deities

Nepal

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 964

This pair of painted wooden manuscript covers shows a series of Buddhist deities seated on lotus thrones before aureoles, interspersed with cauri-fans hanging above and ritual utensils below. Above are nine bodhisattvas, with Manjushri at center; below, Prajnaparamita is accompanied by six other Taras, flanked by two wrathful guardians.

Pair of Manuscript Covers with Buddhist Deities, Ink and color on wood, Nepal

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