Accession number
MS M.233
Object title
Arya Astasahasrika sutra.
Display Date
18th century
Created
Tibet, 18th century
Binding
Wooden panels; on the upper panel are carved various conceptions of the Buddha; the character on the cloth tab forms one of the titles of the Pachen Lama, for whom the manuscript presumably was made.
Credit line
Gift of J.P. Morgan (1867-1943), 1906-1907.
Description
355 leaves, bound : paper ; 255 x 660 mm
Provenance
Sir William Frederick Travers O'Connor, (first) British Trade Agent to Tibet (1870-1943); bought by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943) from O'Connor through Albert Miles, 1906; given by J.P. Morgan to his father, J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), 1906-1907; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. written in Tibet, possibly in the 18th century.
On heavy blue paper; the text is written in yellow characters within oblong rectangular waxed panels.
On heavy blue paper; the text is written in yellow characters within oblong rectangular waxed panels.
Language
Tibetan.
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