Text, Folio 75 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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Text, Folio 75 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra) is a 14 unspecified by Unknown, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 14
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You're looking at a long, narrow piece of wood with three rectangular sections. Each section is filled with rows of tiny, dark characters that look like they were written in ink. The characters are so small and dense that it's hard to make out any individual words or letters. The wood itself is a light brown color, and it has a rough, uneven texture. The characters in the three sections appear to be some kind of text or script, but it's not clear what language they're in or what they say. The text is written in a very uniform and consistent style, with each character carefully placed in a grid-like pattern. This piece is part of a larger manuscript that's held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.