The Karandavyuha Sutra

The Karandavyuha Sutra

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.