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Leaf from the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, Pala period, c. 1160-1180. Opaque watercolor aand ink on palm leaf.
Opaque watercolor aand ink on palm leaf · 6.4 × 43.8 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- One of Three Leaves from the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamitasutra)
- Artist
- India or Bangladesh
- Date
- Pala period, c. 1160-1180
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor aand ink on palm leaf
- Dimensions
- 6.4 × 43.8 cm (2 1/2 × 17 1/4 in.)
- Credit line
- Kate S. Buckingham Fund
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.