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Buddhist text - Formula of repentance Tib. sdig bshags gser gyi spu gri bzhugs so. Buddhist art, Tibetan. Book in the Tibetan pecha style; xylographic print in the disciple script dbu can. 16 folios; folio numbering 2-15 recto, first verso. Print on thin handmade paper, clear translucency. 19th century, Tibet. Graphic. Width 25.5 cm; height 7.8 cm., An aged, folded sheet of paper or parchment lies against a dark background, showing a top flap with a textured, yellowed surface and a lower flap with a mottled, fibrous appearance; the top area has several faint smudges and darker grayish marks, a few small round discolorations, and subtle worn edges while the lower area displays cloudy gray, beige, and brown variations with visible fiber patterns and slightly rounded corners, and the entire object exhibits signs of creasing and uneven margins.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_070

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Rights managed

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60.6Mb (2.7Mb) / 20.0in x 11.8in / 6000 x 3528 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buddhist text - Formula repentance Tib sdig bshags gser gyi spu gri bzhugs Buddhist art Tibetan Book Tibetan pecha style xylographic print disciple script dbu 16 folios folio numbering 2-15 recto first verso Print thin handmade paper clear translucency 19th century Tibet Graphic Width 25.5 cm height 7.8 cm aged folded sheet parchment lies dark background showing top flap textured yellowed surface lower flap mottled fibrous appearance top area several faint smudges darker grayish marks small round discolorations subtle worn edges lower area displays cloudy gray beige brown variations visible fiber patterns slightly rounded corners entire object exhibits signs creasing uneven margins.