PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA: “THE PERFECTION OF WISDOM IN 100,000 VERSES”.

Previously sold at Christie’s New York, Sale 1409, Sept. 23, 2004, Lot 101 described as follows: Circa 15th century, Tibet. Each sheet of 8 lines in Tibetan dbu can script using silver ink with rubrics in gold ink on both sides; the introductory leaves with protective flyleaf and a leaf with upper cover containing writing in 8 lines that is a flap below which is an ornate title in gold characters filling the entire area in one line (with another leaf attached perhaps subsequently for strength); attached to the title leaf is a silk stub once serving as an identifying tag hanging out of a library shelf; the wooden cover depicting the Five Tathagathas in recessed aureoles surrounded by scrollwork, beaded and stylized flame borders. This book contains the first three sections, probably 10,000 lines or verses, from the Perfecton of Wisdom in 100,000 verses. This is a Buddhist sutra text which has been expanded to an enormous extent by the addition of scholarly commentary and devotional exercises. The Perfection of Wisdom is the central canonical text of the Mahayana Prajnaparamita school. Modern scholarship considers that the text was elaborated by a series of additions to a small original core over the period from 50 to 700 AD. SIZE: 27-3/4″ x 10-1/4″ x 4-1/2″. PROVENANCE: Christie’s New York, Sale 1409, Sept. 24, 2004, Lot 101. CONDITION: Wear to the edges consistent with age. 9-95187 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 246

Auction: FAAA - Wall-Apelt Collection - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	246	$4,322.50	PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA: “THE PERFECTION OF WISDOM IN 100,000 VERSES”. Previously sold at Christie’s New York, Sale 1409, Sept. 23, 2004, Lot 101 described as follows: Circa 15th century, Tibet. Each sheet of 8 lines in Tibetan dbu can script using silver ink with rubrics in gold ink on both sides; the introductory leaves with protective flyleaf and a leaf with upper cover containing writing in 8 lines that is a flap below which is an ornate title in gold characters filling the entire area in one line (with another leaf attached perhaps subsequently for strength); attached to the title leaf is a silk stub once serving as an identifying tag hanging out of a library shelf; the wooden cover depicting the Five Tathagathas in recessed aureoles surrounded by scrollwork, beaded and stylized flame borders. This book contains the first three sections, probably 10,000 lines or verses, from the Perfecton of Wisdom in 100,000 verses. This is a Buddhist sutra text which has been expanded to an enormous extent by the addition of scholarly commentary and devotional exercises. The Perfection of Wisdom is the central canonical text of the Mahayana Prajnaparamita school. Modern scholarship considers that the text was elaborated by a series of additions to a small original core over the period from 50 to 700 AD. SIZE: 27-3/4″ x 10-1/4″ x 4-1/2″. PROVENANCE: Christie’s New York, Sale 1409, Sept. 24, 2004, Lot 101. CONDITION: Wear to the edges consistent with age. 9-95187 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 246 Auction: FAAA - Wall-Apelt Collection - March 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA: “THE PERFECTION OF WISDOM IN 100,000 VERSES”.