Seal with mantra in vartu script, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), probably Yongle period (1403–24), China, Ivory and iron inlaid with gold, H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm), Ivories, Vartu is one of the scripts developed in India for writing religious texts. It was also used in Tibet. The invocation on this Chinese seal reads a ra pa ca na. It is dedicated to one the forms of the bodhisattva Manjushri (Wenshu), who symbolizes wisdom
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Seal, mantra, vartu script, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, Yongle period, 1403–24, China, Ivory, iron inlaid, gold, H, 2, 5.1 cm, W, 1 1/8, 2.9, Ivories, Vartu, scripts developed, India, writing religious texts, Tibet, invocation, Chinese seal, reads, ra pa, ca, na, dedicated, forms, bodhisattva Manjushri, Wenshu, symbolizes wisdom
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