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Text, Folio 88 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Text, Folio 88 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), by Unknown, unspecified, 14
Text, Folio 88 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), by Unknown, unspecified, 14

Text, Folio 88 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra) is an unspecified painting by the Byzantine icon painting artist Unknown. It dates from 14 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. A wooden panel with three sections of text, likely from a Buddhist manuscript, is displayed.

About this work

Overview

A wooden panel with three sections of text, likely from a Buddhist manuscript, is displayed. The text is arranged in rows and written in a dark brown substance on a light brown wood surface.

Technique & Style

The text is presented in a format suggesting it was either written or printed on the wood. The surface of the wood is smooth, and two holes are visible at the top, one above each section of text.

Subject & Meaning

The text is from the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra, a Buddhist scripture known as the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines. The language used is not identified, but it is likely a script associated with Buddhist manuscripts.

Artist & collection

Artist

Unknown

entity whose identity is not known

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