A Nepalese Polychrome Wood Manuscript Cover

11th Century

十一世紀尼泊爾彩繪木經板
depicting seven teaching Buddhas, with hands in dharmachakramudra, wearing diaphanous red uttarasangha, and maroon antaravasaka showing at the ankles, seated in vajraparyankasana, the heads with alternate red and blue halos, each with rainbow-edged prabhamandala, all set on a monochrome red background, with seated deities at either end wearing bodhisattva jewelry and fluttering scarves, seated in vajraparyankasana with similar prabhamandala and partially obscured by natural accretion from handling during ritual use.

22 1/2 x 2 in., 57.2 x 5 cm.

Property from the Collection of Alexander Martin, Miami, Florida

Provenance:

Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art, Sotheby's New York, 20 September 2021, sale N10749 lot 322.

Collection of the late Mr. Stafford Elias, London, circa 1960, and thence by descent.

Literature:

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13630.

來源：

佛羅里達州邁阿密市Alexander Martin先生藏，購自蘇富比紐約2021年9月20日“印度、喜馬拉雅及東南亞藝術專場”，第322號。

倫敦Stafford Elias先生舊藏，購於1960年代，後家族傳承。

Appearing in overall good stable and attractive condition free some any structural flaws or notable defects, patina and wear to pigments and edges as expected with typical use and age. Fitted with in a padded velvet box which shows spotting and is missing one clasp.

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