In a 16th century thanka, books are brought from India to Tibet.

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		1. Pair of 17th Century Tibetan Book Covers. 26 1/2" long, 10" high. Wood with traces of gilt. Three central figures of deities are surrounded a swirling foliate design interwoven with fantastical creatures. There is a row of small Buddha figures above and below the central carvings while the ends of each cover are carved with seated Buddhas. The bottom cover is otherwise plain. SOLD. $3,500.
		2. Large Mantra Printing Block. Length 27", width 8", 1 1/3" thick. 19th Century. Carved with Avalokitesvara's mantra "Om Mane Padme Hum" over and over -- 108 times. A powerful charm to be used as a prayer flag or inside a gau. Hard wood with a nice patina. $350.
		3. Newari Book and Covers. 9 1/2" long, 4 1/2" high. Written in the old Newari script of the Kathmandu valley on thick mulberry paper. In 6 sections, each headed with a finely painted deity. The top cover is carved with three medallions surrounded by a band of elephants and tridents. $450.
		4. Complete set of Printing Blocks. For printing a work on the 3 roots of compassion. (Thuks rche chen po rtsa ksum rnying thik le phrin le tsoks knyis tgya mtso bshuk so) Twenty woodblocks, carved on each side. Each on carved on the end with the identifying page number. Approx. 21 1/2" long, 3 1/2" wide. $1,450.
		5. Pair of Carved Book Covers. Tibet, 18th Century. Each 14 1/2" long, 6 1/2" wide. The central panel decorated with three diamonds, each with a floral center. The surrounding frieze is a lotus petal design. $350.
		6. 18th C. Prajnaparamita Sutra Commentary. Tibet, 18th Century. Vasubandhu's commentary on the Prajnaparamita in 20,000 written in gold and silver bound with glue on thick black mulberry pages. The text details the compounded and transient nature, therefore the unreality, of all phenomena. Some of the silver writing is faded but still legible; two or three of the pages have torn corners. Between wooden covers, plain except for carvings of meditating Buddhas on the ends. The carvings retain traces of gilt. 308 pages. Length: 27", width: 9", thickness is 6". ON HOLD.
		7. Double Sided Bodhisattva Printing Block. 19th Century. 12" high (not including the handle), 6 1/2" wide, 1/2" thick. Hard wood carved on one side with a lama making offerings and a prayer to Chenresig. The other side has a central figure of Chenresig flanked by Manjushri and a fierce diety. $250.
		8. Magic Charm Printing Block. 19th Century. 9" square, 1/2" thick. Carved with mantras and magic charms. The center is a deep well so that there is space for a specific magic symbol to be written on the charm after printing. Usually these charms will be pasted to the wall of a house or folded and worn in a gau. This printer has been used many times and is probably too worn to print well but the patina and the piece itself are beautiful and has it a magic feel. $225.
		9. Sanskrit Book. 16th or 17th Century. 3 1/2" by 8 1/2" (10 cm. by 21 cm). 100 pages hand written on thick mulberry paper with two wooden covers. The first page has a painting of a Buddha teaching a royal personage. The first ten pages have damage to the upper right corner but are still readable; the rest of the book is in quite good condition given its age. SOLD.
		10. Pancharaksha Manuscript Page. Nepal, 17th Century. 12" (30 cm.) by 4" (10 cm.) From a manuscript containing five protective hymns and their respective goddesses. The painting is of a richly jewelled goddess seated on a Garuda and holding different attributes in each of her six arms. Probably the last page in the book as the text is one side of the page only. SOLD.
		11. Tibetan Horoscope Scroll. 19th Century, 270" (685 cm.) long by 4 1/4" (11 cm.) wide Painted on several layers of mulberry paper and containing pictures of deities, zodiac symbols, sacred objects, trigrams from the I Ching, magic diagrams and an explication in Tibetan writing. $450.