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Covers of a "Manjusrinamasamgiti" Manuscript
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
The text is "Chanting the Names of Manjushri," the bodhisattva of wisdom. In the central position on the upper cover is the eight-armed Namasamgiti, an embodiment or personification of the text. He is flanked by the Buddha Shakyamuni, shown preaching, and an eight-armed Avalokiteshvara. On the lower cover, Vasudhara, goddess of wealth, is at the center with the bodhisattvas Lokeshvara (left) and Maitreya (right).
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Ian Alsop, New York and Santa Fe [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, June 1987, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
Nepal (Place of Origin)
Measurements
W: 2 1/8 x L: 11 1/2 in. (5.4 x 29.2 cm)
Credit Line
Promised gift of John and Berthe Ford
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
F.142