The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript

Mahavihara Master · early 12th century

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Tan
29% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.6:1

Sepia
25% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.1:1

Rust
16% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.3:1

Amber
14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.9:1

Dark ochre
13% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.6:1

Putty
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.9:1

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Artist: Mahavihara Master
Date: early 12th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Size: Page: 2 3/4 x 16 7/16 in. (7 x 41.8 cm) Image: 2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (6.4 x 4.9 cm)
Place: India, West Bengal or Bangladesh
Period: 11th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 49, colourfulness 34

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2001. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript

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