A Pair of Manuscript Covers, Tibet, 13th Century

Property From a Private Northwestern Collection

A Pair of Manuscript Covers 

Tibet, 13th Century

4 by 15½ in. (10.1 by 39.4 cm) each, (2)

carved in recess with the profile of a lion at the center encompassed within a foliate scroll pattern, framed within a beaded edge surrounded by a border with a winged motif, the other with a treasure vase at the center emitting sprouting scrolls, surrounded by a beaded edge and an alternating lotus bud and floral design

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13629.