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Ashtasahashrika Prajnaparamita
Eastern Indian
Pala period, year four of the reign of Gopala De
1147
Object Place: West Bengal or Bihar, India (Eastern)
Medium/Technique
Ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf and wood
Dimensions
52 x 6 cm (20 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number20.589
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts – Manuscripts
InscriptionsThe colophon identifies the donor as śāntiśrīkamalapāṇisimha, son of śāntiśrīvajrapāṇisimha.
ProvenanceBefore 1917, probably purchased in India by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947), Boston; 1920, sold by Ananda Coomaraswamy to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 1, 1920)