A GILT LACQUERED AND POLYCHROMED WOOD SUTRA COVER WITH FOUR FIGURES OF APSARAS TIBET, 15TH CENTURY Himalayan Art Resources item no. 207037 27.5 x 70.5 x 3 cm (10 3/4 x 27 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.) Footnotes: 西藏 十五世紀 木質彩繪漆金飛天像護經板 Provenance John and Karina Stewart Collection, since 2000 This manuscript cover is carved with four celestial apsaras dancing within a continuous scrolling vine, their gilded bodies adorned with jewelry and flowing scarves, the figure at right playing a flute. The lively figures and densely curling foliage reflect the strong Nepalese influence on Tibetan manuscript carving. Compare the figural treatment and foliate ornament with a Tibetan late 13th-14th century manuscript cover in the MacLean Collection (Brown, Protecting Wisdom: Tibetan Book Covers from the MacLean Collection, 2012, pp.118-123, cat. no. 26). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing