A WOOD MANUSCRIPT COVER Tibet, 14th c. 27 x 71... Lot 28

A WOOD MANUSCRIPT COVER Tibet, 14th c. 27 x 71 cm The rectangular cover finely carved with a central panel containing Amoghasiddha seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on a throne carved to its front with a pair of lions, his right hand in abhayamudra while the left is resting on his lap, flanked to each side by Buddha Shakyamuni, each seated within a niche and all surrounded by a dense design of scrolling tendrils, within a petal border, the reverse deprived of any decoration and one side with scrolling tendrils, traces of gilding. From an old German private collection, acquired before 2000 - Wear, partly chipped