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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular page with rounded corners, light beige color. Two vertical red lines, one on each long edge, approximately 1/8 inch from the edge. Two red circular marks, one on the left edge and one on the right edge, halfway down the page. Black text written in a non-Latin script, densely packed in multiple lines. The text is divided into sections by thin black lines. The background behind the page is a solid light beige color.

Artwork Details

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