Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
Buddhist Art
1101
7.0 x 42.0 cm
Enshrined image of seated Green Tara with pendant leg and blue lotus, with two female attendants, one holding a vajra; the other, Mahakali, holding a flaying knife and skullcup (kapala)
Mahavihara Master (? – ?)
Discover Mahavihara Master, a Pala-era Buddhist painter renowned for exquisite palm-leaf manuscript illustrations of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra. Explore his graceful figures, subtle colors & significant contribution to Indian Buddhist ar
About this artwork
- Title: Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
- Artist: Mahavihara Master
- Year: 1101
- Original dimensions: 7.0 x 42.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Movement: Buddhist Art
- Color palette: Dark
- Keywords: pala-era painting , buddhist manuscript , tara deity artwork
- Color intensity: Vivid