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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellowed, aged paper with rough edges. Black text written in a non-Latin script, possibly Jain script, is centered on the page. Three red circles are in a vertical line down the center of the page. Two thin red vertical lines are on either side of the text. A decorative border of small black marks is at the bottom of the page. Small black text is in the bottom-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
15th century
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture:
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions:
599 × 265 px
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