5. The Auspicious Aeon (Bhadrakalpikasutra) Western Tibet ca. 1350 25.5 x 69 x 14.5cm |
2 volumes, first volume consisting of 290 folios blue-black mulberry paper burnished with rice powder, gold brush-written script, six large and over 500 small illuminations; second volume consisting of 300 folios blue-black mulberry paper burnished with rice powder, gold brush-written script, 4 large and over 500 small illustrations. Detail: Volume Two |