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Early Buddhist Manuscript Painting

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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Special Exhibit

Early Buddhist Manuscript Painting: The Palm-Leaf Tradition

July 29, 2008–March 22, 2009
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue. New York, New York 10028
Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries for the Arts of South and Southeast Asia, 3rd floor

Early Buddhist Manuscript Painting: The Palm-Leaf Tradition

Buddhist manuscripts were traditionally written on rectangular leaves made from palm leaves. Very few early examples survive, due to the humid climate of the regions where they were written. This exhibit features 30 palm-leaf folios from Buddhist iluminated manuscrips. These include some of the earliest surviving Indian illuminated manuscripts dating from the tenth to the thirteenth century. The exhibit is drawn from the Museun's own collections and features many rarely seen works, some of which have never been previously exhibited. The exhibit also includes book-covers, initiation cards, thankas, and sculptures.

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Special Exhibit Info Early Buddhist Manuscript Painting: The Palm-Leaf Tradition

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Images of Manuscripts in the Exhibit

- Information adapted from the Metropolitan Museum Web site and Exhibit listings.