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Title page of a Buddhist manuscript of the Diamond Sutra Tib. 'phags pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes bya ba bzhugs+o, unknown creator/scribe, noted, Buddhist art, Tibetan Buddhist art, Tibetan culture, graphic prints, manuscript, sutra, title page in the Péch style, manuscript in the disciple script dbu can, loose pages, unnumbered. Text of the Diamond Sutra Skt. Arya Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra, translated from Sanskrit, 19th century, Tibet, manuscript; width 22.1 cm, height 7.5 cm, A worn rectangular piece of paper with rough, torn edges placed on a dark background, showing a faded brown-beige surface with visible creases and a few small stains; a group of dark gray-black brush strokes form a horizontal band across the center, and there are faint horizontal guide lines and subtle pinkish and purplish discolorations near the left and right sides; the right edge shows a darker rounded smudge and a small black mark, while the overall texture appears fibrous and aged with variations of tan, brown, gray, black, pink, and purple.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A30_096

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Rights managed

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34.6Mb (2.1Mb) / 18.6in x 7.2in / 5579 x 2169 (300dpi)

Keywords

Title page Buddhist manuscript Diamond Sutra Tib phags pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes bya ba bzhugs+o unknown creator scribe noted Buddhist art Tibetan Buddhist art Tibetan culture graphic prints manuscript sutra title page Péch style disciple script dbu loose pages unnumbered Text Diamond Sutra Skt Arya Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra translated Sanskrit 19th century Tibet width 22.1 cm height 7.5 cm worn rectangular piece paper rough torn edges placed dark background showing faded brown-beige surface visible creases small stains group dark gray-black brush strokes form horizontal band across center faint horizontal guide lines subtle pinkish purplish discolorations near left right sides right edge darker rounded smudge small black mark texture fibrous aged variations tan brown gray black pink purple.