A Prajnaparamita Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Verses Tibet, circa 15th Century Each sheet of 8 lines in Tibetan dbu can script using silver ink with rubrics in gold ink on both sides; the introductory leaves with protective flyleaf and a leaf with upper cover containing writing in 8 lines that is a flap below which is an ornate title in gold characters filling the entire area in one line (with another leaf attached perhaps subsequently for strength); attached to the title leaf is a silk stub once serving as an identifying tag hanging out of a library shelf; the wooden cover depicting the Five Tathagathas in recessed aureoles surrounded by scrollwork, beaded and stylized flame borders 8 1/8 x 26 in. (20.5 x 66 cm.)
A Prajnaparamita Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom in 100,000 Verses Tibet, circa 15th Century Each sheet of 8 lines in Tibetan dbu can script using silver ink with rubrics in gold ink on both sides; the introductory leaves with protective flyleaf and a leaf with upper cover containing writing in 8 lines that is a flap below which is an ornate title in gold characters filling the entire area in one line (with another leaf attached perhaps subsequently for strength); attached to the title leaf is a silk stub once serving as an identifying tag hanging out of a library shelf; the wooden cover depicting the Five Tathagathas in recessed aureoles surrounded by scrollwork, beaded and stylized flame borders 8 1/8 x 26 in. (20.5 x 66 cm.)
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