A TIBETAN WOOD RECTANGULAR MANUSCRIPT 'ASTAMANGALA' COVER.

Tibet, 18th Century.

Carved with a central bumpa treasure vase and Astamangala, the Eight Auspicious Symbols comprising: two fish, an eternal knot, a parasol, a conch shell, a lotus flower, a victory banner, a chakra wheel and a bumpa, arranged in pairs within loops of lotus stems, the borders with a row of lotus petals, 23cm x 69cm.

Provenance: a London private collection.

西藏十八世紀 木雕八寶圖紋佛經封面

來源：倫敦私人收藏。

The bumpa, the symbol of eternal life, wealth and prosperity may hint this cover was made for a book devoted to Amitayus, the Buddha of Longevity.