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King Siddharta Bathing: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene with two people. The man on the left has long dark hair and a beard, and is wearing a white and gold patterned cloth around his waist. He has a red circle around his head, and is kneeling on one knee with his right hand raised to his head. He wears a necklace and bracelets. The woman on the right has dark hair and wears a pink and gold patterned cloth. She has a red circle around her head and is holding a bowl in her left hand and pouring water over the man's head with her right hand. The background is blue with a red border, and there are decorative elements including a row of figures across the top and a floral pattern on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
450 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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