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PROPERTY FROM THE XANADU GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION,
CALIFORNIA ACQUIRED EARLY 1980S TO MID 1990S

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A GILT LACQUERED WOOD MANUSCRIPT COVER TWO LACQUERED AND GOLD PAINTED WOOD
Tibet, 14th/15th century MANUSCRIPT COVERS
The center with a manuscript(?) bound to twin lions encircled by Tibet, circa 15th century
confident scrolling vines, bordered by pearl and foliate bands. The larger carved with Avalokitshvara Shadakshari, Manjushri, and
10 1/4 x 28 3/8in (26 x 72cm) Vairochana seated on elaborate thrones amid flora and fauna; a
$1,500 - 2,500 kirtimukha on the right edge and buddhas with inscriptions painted in
red, black, and gold on the reverse; the smaller with similarly painted
Provenance figures of Amitayus, and lightly carved foliate scrolls around the edges.
Acquired in March 2000 11 3/4 x 29 3/8in (29.9 x 74.7 cm) dimensions of the larger
$1,500 - 2,500

For a similar example, see Fa Shen Fan Xiang, Taipei, 2012, p.179,
no.129.

Provenance
acquired in London, mid 1980s

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