Ancient Manuscript Folios

Palm leaf manuscripts featuring intricate text. Colors are earthy tones with detailed ink work. The mood is scholarly and ancient, representing Buddhist wisdom.

Text, Folio 30 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina). Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaves; leaf: 5.4 x 56.2 cm (2 1/8 x 22 1/8 in.).
Text, Folio 30 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra), Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina). Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaves; leaf: 5.4 x 56.2 cm (2 1/8 x 22 1/8 in.).