Pair of Manuscript Covers with Buddhist Deities, Thakuri period, 11th–12th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Ink and color on wood, 2 1/4 x 21 3/16 in. (5.7 x 53.8 cm), Paintings, 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
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Pair, Manuscript Covers, Buddhist Deities, Thakuri period, 11th–12th century, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Ink, color, wood, 2 1/4 x 21 3/16, 5.7 53.8 cm, Paintings, pair, painted wooden, manuscript, covers, series, deities, seated, lotus thrones, aureoles, interspersed, cauri-fans hanging, ritual utensils, nine bodhisattvas, Manjushri, center, Prajnaparamita, accompanied, six, Taras, flanked, two wrathful, guardians
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