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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular, aged paper with rounded corners. Text written in black ink fills most of the page. The text is written in a non-Latin script. Two red vertical lines run down the left and right sides. Three red circles, one on the left side and two on the right side. The background of the image is a light beige color. The artist and title of the work are associated with Jainism.

Artwork details

Date:
15th century
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture:
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions:
599 × 268 px
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