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Two nuns teaching lay women, colophon page of folio 167 (recto) from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya

Cleveland Museum of Art

A long, narrow, yellow-brown piece of aged paper with rough edges. The paper has four sections divided by thin red lines. The outer sections contain black writing. The second and fourth sections have red backgrounds with illustrations. The second section depicts two people wearing white. The person on the left has their hands together in front of their chest. The person on the right has their hands on their hips and a large belly. The fourth section depicts a person wearing green. They are sitting on a patterned surface and hold an object in their right hand. Their left arm is around a smaller person. The person wears a green dhoti and a patterned shawl. The center of the paper has a circular hole with rough edges. The background behind the paper is gray.

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900 × 167 px
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