Illustrated Ritual Manuscript
- Artist Culture
- Tibetan
- Date
- 15th century
- Material
- Ink and pigment on dyed paper
- Classification
- Books & manuscripts
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- each sheet, approximate: 4 3/8 x 11 3/4 in. (11.1 x 29.8 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ernest Shapiro
- Rights
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- Object Number
- 153:1987.1
NOTES
The pages of this manuscript convey some of the ways in which images of deities are intimately tied to Buddhist ritual. Written in Tibetan, the manuscript gives instructions for performing various offerings and other essential practices. Some stages of the ritual are illustrated by images of deities associated with those acts. In other cases, groups of figures that do not relate to the text are depicted for their auspicious or protective power.