Occult Literature
Grahamatrka and Vasudhara on Nepalese Book Leaves
Small painted divinities interrupt lines of gold script upon two long dark manuscript panels. The original caption identifies Nepalese book leaves depicting Grahamatrka and Vasudhara.
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Illustrator not identified. "Grahamatrka and Vasudhara on Nepalese Book Leaves" [editorial title]. In The Gods of Northern Buddhism, Alice Getty; general introduction translated from the French of J. Deniker; illustrations from the Henry Getty collection. Later reprint of the revised 1928 edition. The work originally appeared in 1914; the current physical copy is not represented as the 1914 first edition., undated edition. Source scan leaf 327. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0597-0327
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A historical symbolic image or diagram from the source. The description records its imagery and period beliefs without treating speculative cosmological, magical or clairvoyant claims as established facts.
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The Gods of Northern BuddhismAlice Getty; general introduction translated from the French of J. Deniker; illustrations from the Henry Getty collectionUndated editionMore from this book
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Illustrator not identified. Grahamatrka and Vasudhara on Nepalese Book Leaves. The Gods of Northern Buddhism. Scan leaf 327. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0597-0327