Ⓦ A PAIR OF PAINTED WOOD BOOKCOVERS
Ⓦ A PAIR OF PAINTED WOOD BOOKCOVERS, TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
each of long rectangular form, the slightly convex exteriors with plain panelling, the inner sides painted with various Buddhist deities, one with central figure of Buddha flanked by Padmapani and Manjusri and two of the five tantric tathagatas, the remaining three tathagatas on the other cover
11.2 x 51cm approx. each
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Ⓦ A PAIR OF PAINTED WOOD BOOKCOVERS, TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
each of long rectangular form, the slightly convex exteriors with plain panelling, the inner sides painted with various Buddhist deities, one with central figure of Buddha flanked by Padmapani and Manjusri and two of the five tantric tathagatas, the remaining three tathagatas on the other cover
11.2 x 51cm approx. each