No. 103671567

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Anonymous - Tibetan Buddhist pecha (manuscript folios) - 1900
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€ 45
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6 weeks ago

Anonymous - Tibetan Buddhist pecha (manuscript folios) - 1900

Tibetan Buddhist Manuscript Collection A substantial collection of Tibetan Buddhist pecha (manuscript folios) consisting of 16 individual double-sided leaves each with Tibetan Uchen script; a partial or complete manuscript set, Iconographic Identification Green seated figure with lotus Green Tara Bodhisattva of compassion/action White figure holding vessel Manjushri or Prajnaparamita Wisdom deity Multi-armed white figure Avalokiteśvara (Chenrezig) 4-armed form, compassion Dark/bronze Buddha on wooden block Akshobhya or Shakyamuni Woodblock print insert Red wrathful figure with trident Mahakala or Hayagriva Protector/wrathful deity Seated Buddha with attributes Shakyamuni or Medicine Buddha Teaching posture The red wrathful deity (Image 3, folio 3) is particularly significant — wrathful protector imagery elevates both religious importance Manuscript Description Script & Layout: • Classical Uchen (block script) — formal, monastery-quality calligraphy • Red ruling lines on borders — standard for sacred texts • Some folios show red ink annotations/corrections inline — suggests active scholarly use • Folio numbering visible on left margins (Tibetan numerals) Paper: Handmade Tibetan lokta (Daphne bark) paper — authentic aged patina consistent with 18th–early 19th century production

No. 103671567

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Anonymous - Tibetan Buddhist pecha (manuscript folios) - 1900

Anonymous - Tibetan Buddhist pecha (manuscript folios) - 1900

Tibetan Buddhist Manuscript Collection

A substantial collection of Tibetan Buddhist pecha (manuscript folios) consisting of 16 individual double-sided leaves each with Tibetan Uchen script; a partial or complete manuscript set,

Iconographic Identification
Green seated figure with lotus Green Tara Bodhisattva of compassion/action
White figure holding vessel Manjushri or Prajnaparamita Wisdom deity
Multi-armed white figure Avalokiteśvara (Chenrezig) 4-armed form, compassion
Dark/bronze Buddha on wooden block Akshobhya or Shakyamuni Woodblock print insert
Red wrathful figure with trident Mahakala or Hayagriva Protector/wrathful deity
Seated Buddha with attributes Shakyamuni or Medicine Buddha Teaching posture

The red wrathful deity (Image 3, folio 3) is particularly significant — wrathful protector imagery elevates both religious importance

Manuscript Description
Script & Layout:
• Classical Uchen (block script) — formal, monastery-quality calligraphy
• Red ruling lines on borders — standard for sacred texts
• Some folios show red ink annotations/corrections inline — suggests active scholarly use
• Folio numbering visible on left margins (Tibetan numerals)

Paper: Handmade Tibetan lokta (Daphne bark) paper — authentic aged patina consistent with 18th–early 19th century production

Final bid
€ 45
No reserve price
Jonathan Devaux
Expert
Estimate  € 280 - € 350

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