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Queen Trisala and the Newborn Mahavira: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows an aged, rectangular piece of paper with a vertical red line on the left side and two red circles, one on the left and one on the right. The left side contains black text written in a non-Latin script, likely Devanagari, arranged in paragraphs. The right side features a colorful illustration bordered in red, with a blue section at the top adorned with gold designs. Inside the border, a seated figure with a crown-like headpiece and a blue garment sits on a throne-like chair with a patterned seat. The figure has a neutral expression and rests their right hand on their knee and their left hand on the armrest. Behind the throne, a standing figure wearing a blue garment and a crown-like headpiece looks down at the seated figure. The background of the image is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
1461 (Samvat 1519)
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
600 × 280 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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