Book Cover for a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom (Ashtashasrika Prajnaparamita) Sutra

Book Cover for a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom (Ashtashasrika Prajnaparamita) Sutra

14th century · Tibet

Wood with traces of red pigment and gilding

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Avery Brundage, Louise Lutz, Samuel M. Nickerson and Russell Tyson endowments; Margaret Gentles Fund

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