Manuscript Cover with Prajnaparamita Attended by Sadakshari Lokeshvara and a Tara
Details
- Palette
-
Select a color to find related artworks.
- Dimensions
- 8 5/8 x 27 7/16 in. (21.9 x 69.7 cm)
- Origin
- Tibet
- Department
- Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Handley and Mr. and Mrs. Perry J. Lewis Gifts, 1990
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
-
Deities and Holy Figures Both · 99%
The catalog title identifies Prajnaparamita, Sadakshari Lokeshvara, and a Tara; the image visibly presents three seated sacred figures in a devotional arrangement.
-
Mythology and Religion Both · 98%
Buddhism is listed as a catalog subject, and the carved composition visibly centers religious figures and devotional imagery.
Visual Qualities
-
Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
Nearly the entire panel is covered with foliate scrolls, bead-like bands, architectural details, and repeated ornamental motifs.
-
Symmetrical Visual · 94%
The central figure, paired flanking figures, enclosed scene, and repeated borders create a strongly balanced bilateral composition.
Medium and Techniques
-
Carving Visual · 99%
The figures, foliage, borders, and architectural elements are visibly cut into and raised from the panel surface.
-
Relief Visual · 99%
The composition consists of raised and recessed forms on a flat rectangular support, clearly functioning as carved relief rather than freestanding sculpture.
-
Gold Leaf and Gilding Metadata · 90%
The catalog medium specifies wood with traces of gilding and color; muted gold-toned remnants are also visible in the image.
Time Periods
-
Pre-20th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to the 14th–15th century, making the pre-20th-century classification certain without assigning an unsupported single century.
Geographic Regions
-
Asian Art Metadata · 93%
The catalog places the work in the Asian Art department and identifies Tibet as its place of origin.
Materials
-
Wood Both · 99%
The catalog specifies wood, and the image shows a dark wooden rectangular panel with carved raised and recessed forms.
Cultural and Religious Styles
-
Buddhist Art and Architecture Metadata · 97%
The catalog identifies Buddhism as a subject and the object as originating in Tibet.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Manuscript Cover with Prajnaparamita Attended by Sadakshari Lokeshvara and a Tara. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.