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Vajra in His Cradle (top left) / Vajra Being Nursed by His Mother (top right) / The Nuns who Cared for Vajra (bottom); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a page from a book with three distinct scenes. The top left scene shows a man sitting on a throne-like chair, which is decorated with green and red designs. The man has dark hair and a red mark on his forehead. The top right scene shows a woman sitting on a pink and green patterned seat. She wears a large red and gold headdress, and multiple necklaces. A baby sits on her lap. The bottom scene shows three women with dark hair, wearing white and gold shawls. They each have a red arch behind their head. The background of the top scenes is blue, and the bottom scene has a red background. The border of the page is red.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
448 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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