A complete manuscript consisting of 77 numbered text folios and two blanks in blue-black paper lettered in gilt, three miniature paintings, and a pair of polychrome painted wooden covers.
Details
- Title : The Karandavyuha Sutra
- Year : 1678
- Classification : Manuscripts
- Medium : Wood, handmade multi-layered paper, opaque watercolours
- Dimension : H x W x D: 9.7 x 32.9 x 5 cm (3 13/16 x 12 15/16 x 1 15/16 in)
- Accession No : S1991.161
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal Kathmandu Valley
- Collection : Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- Credit Line : Gift of A. Peter Burleigh
- Status : Currently not on view
- PREVIOUS OWNER(S) : A. Peter Burleigh
- PUBLISHED REFERENCES : Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser. Nepal Mandala: A Cultural Study of the Kathmandu Valley. 2 vols, Princeton. pl. 595.