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Folio 22 from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array): Samantabhadra spinning clouds of things (recto); Text (verso)

Unknown

1104

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Medieval Religious Nepal

Dominant colour

Folio 22 from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array): Samantabhadra spinning clouds of things (recto); Text (verso) is a 1104 unspecified by Unknown, depicting Nepal, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1104
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This is a long, narrow wooden panel covered in tiny, neat handwritten letters. In the middle, there’s a small painted scene: a figure with a halo sits cross-legged, holding something round and glowing. The colors are faded but still bright—reds, blues, and golds stand out against the worn wood. The writing looks like it’s in an old script, packed tightly across the surface. The small painting shows a calm, almost floating figure, which might be a religious or spiritual image. The wood itself is cracked and aged, showing how old this piece is. Look up nepal to see how this kind of art fits into its history.