Lot #65 - Two Tibetan Sutra Leaves, Circa 12th-15th Century
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
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Sale Date:11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
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Lot #:65
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Lot Description:Two Tibetan Sutra Leaves, Circa 12th-15th Century
from the Perfection of Wisdom text, polychrome and gilt on a black ground, each one with an inscription in Tibetan, one flanked by Prajnaparaminta and Buddha Sakyamuni
73 cm high, 21.5 wide cm and;71 cm high, 18 cm wide -
Provenance:Cito Cessna, Parkham Place Gallery, 11/4/2006
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References:see Treasures of Asian Art, Selections from the John D. Rockefeller Collection 1999, cat. no. 17, pp. 36-36 for a similar manuscript of five pages, dated circa 1150
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Estimate:A$15,000 - 20,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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