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Monk Holding a Flower: Folio 2 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya

Cleveland Museum of Art

A long, horizontal piece of aged paper with frayed edges. The paper contains writing on both sides in a non-Latin script. The writing is primarily in black ink. The text is separated into sections by a red line on either side. There is a hole in the center of the document. The right side has an illustration of a man sitting on a throne-like chair. The man is depicted wearing a white garment. The man has dark hair. The man holds a pink flower in his left hand. The background of the illustration is red. The background of the image is light gray.

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