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A GOLD PAINTED ILLUMINATED SUTRA PAGE
TIBET, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
Gold and red ink on indigo paper.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61585
4 5/8 x 14 in. (11.8 x 35.5 cm) irregular

$4,000 - 6,000
西藏 約十三世紀 瓷青紙泥金手抄描經

Sutras are central within Tibetan Buddhist religious ceremonies, and
their production and restoration have been a primary source of merit-
making throughout Tibetan history. This early and exquisite example
displays fine calligraphy written in gold and vermilion red ink upon a
blue-black paper dyed with indigo and soot. The text is flanked by vivid
images of Maitreya to the left and Vajrapani to the right. Compare with
a similar example held in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, see
Pal, Art of Tibet, Los Angeles, 1983, p.131, no.M6a&b.

Provenance
Private Hong Kong Collection
Rossi & Rossi, Hong Kong, 2015
Private US Collection

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