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Two painted wooden manuscript covers with seated Buddhist deities in red and gold halos against green backgrounds, with standing attendants and trees.

One of a Pair of Manuscript Covers from the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra)

Two painted wooden boards show seated Buddhist deities and attendant figures in gold and red against green ground. A central seated figure sits beneath a tree within a red mandorla, flanked by smaller standing figures and lotus-seated deities in roundels.

Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 17th century
Medium
Pigments and metallic paint on wood
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 942 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1705).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Nancy Wiener; Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund

Español: Cubierta de manuscrito del Sutra de la Perfección de la Sabiduría

Dos tablas de madera pintadas muestran deidades budistas sentadas y figuras acompañantes en dorado y rojo sobre fondo verde. Una figura central sentada se encuentra bajo un árbol dentro de una mandorla roja, flanqueada por figuras de pie más pequeñas y deidades sobre lotos en medallones.

Português: Capa de manuscrito do Sutra da Perfeição da Sabedoria

Duas tábuas de madeira pintadas mostram divindades budistas sentadas e figuras auxiliares em dourado e vermelho sobre fundo verde. Uma figura central sentada aparece sob uma árvore dentro de uma mandorla vermelha, ladeada por figuras em pé menores e divindades sobre lótus em medalhões.