Bottom cover, 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)
Gum tempera, paper, and colors on wood
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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Wooden covers helped to protect the fragile palm-leaf pages and keep the leaves compact.
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