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16th/17th century or earlier
With five Buddhas in elaborate niches, scrolled borders, the ends carved, one with a Sanskrit letter, the reverse with inscription in gold on red ground.
H: 11 1/2 in. W: 28 3/4 in.
PROVENANCE:
The Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alexander Weddell, Richmond, Virginia.
Deaccessioned by The Virginia House Museum to benefit future preservation, acquisitions, and care of collections.
NOTE:
For related examples, see the cover dated to the 16th/17th century, illustrated in Valrae Renolds, Tibet, a Lost World, New York, 1978, p. 90; and another dated to the 14th century from the collection of John and Berthe Ford, illustrated in Pratapaditya Pal, Desire and devotion, Art from India, Nepal and Tibet, London, 2001, pp. 240-241, no. 139. See also the example sold Bonham's, New York, September 14, 2015, lot 74, dated to the 15th century.