sutra; book; calligraphy BM-1992-1224-0.13

Period:Unknown Production date:18thC-19thC (circa)
Materials:paper, silk, wood,
Technique:carved, tie-dyed,
Subjects:calligraphy
Dimensions:Height: 6.40 centimetres (Closed) Thickness: 1.50 centimetres (Each cover) Width: 24 centimetres (Each page) Width: 24.50 centimetres Depth: 8.50 centimetres (Each page) Depth: 10 centimetres

Description:
Sutra text. Tibetan calligraphy in gold letters on dark blue ground. First pages have added yellow silk cloth. Wood covers with ridges forming borders, top has carved Tibetan characters. Written in ink on paper.
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Comments:Opening folios read as follows:(1) rgya.gar.skad.du (2) A.rya.bazra.tse.ti.ka.prad.djna.pa.ra.mi.ta.na.ma.ma. ha.ya.na.su.tra|i.e in Skt: Aryavajracchedika Prajñāparamitā Mahāyāna Sūtra.Text is in 81 folios and is incomplete; initial leaves give historical information about when the text was copied.