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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A long horizontal paper with brown coloring. The left and right edges are rounded. There are two thin red lines; one on the left and one on the right. The left red line extends the entire length and the right line does not extend to the bottom. There are red circles, one on either side of the paper. The text is written in black on the paper and appears to be in a foreign language. There is a red circle in the center. The center red circle contains designs and writing in white. The background behind the paper is beige colored.

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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