Item: Prajnaparamita (Buddhist Deity) - Yellow (4 hands)
ཤེ་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པ། ནང་ལྷ།
般若波罗蜜多（佛教本尊）
(item no. 74306)
| Origin Location | Central Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1200 - 1299 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Size | 71.80cm (28.27in) high |
| Material | Wood |
| Collection | The British Museum |
| Catalogue # | 1973.5-14.1, Brooke Sewell Fund |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Female
Prajnaparamita surrounded by bodhisattvas and lama figures.
Jeff Watt 1-2004
M.M. Rhie and R.A.F. Thurman, Wisdom and compassion: the sacred art of Tibet (London, Thames and Hudson, 1996), p. 314-315
W. Zwalf (ed.), Buddhism: art and faith (London, The British Museum Press, 1985), p. 137, no. 190
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