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Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular, beige-colored page with wavy edges. The page has black text written in a foreign language, possibly Sanskrit, arranged in lines that run horizontally across the page. There are two red vertical lines on either side of the text, one on the left edge and one on the right edge. Three red circles are visible: one on the left edge, one on the right edge, and one on the right side of the page, positioned near the right edge. The background of the image is beige. The artwork is titled "Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)".

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
599 × 272 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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