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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a page from a book with a light-brown background. The page is rectangular and has a wavy top and bottom edge. The page is divided into sections by thin red lines. There are two thick red lines, one on the left and one on the right, with a red circle in the center of each. The text on the page is written in a language that appears to be Sanskrit, in black ink. The text is arranged in lines that run horizontally across the page. The lines of text are separated by small gaps. The overall appearance of the page suggests that it is an old, possibly hand-written or printed manuscript. The page appears to be from a Jain book of rituals, titled "Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra". The artist is not visually identifiable.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
599 × 270 px
Public Domain
Yes
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