cover image: The Karandavyuha Sutra

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The Karandavyuha Sutra

1678

A complete manuscript consisting of 77 numbered text folios and two blanks in blue-black paper lettered in gilt, three miniature paintings, and a pair of polychrome painted wooden covers. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Dharma and Punya: Buddhist Ritual Art of Nepal (September 2 to December 31, 2019)
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Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Dates
1678
Format
Wood, handmade multi-layered paper, opaque watercolors
Pages
H x W x D: 9.7 x 32.9 x 5 cm (3 13/16 x 12 15/16 x 1 15/16 in)
Place Discussed
Nepal
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Nepal
Reference
S1991.161
Rights
Gift of A. Peter Burleigh
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c4d06857059898d6e700707babadc18a

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