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Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Bhadrabahu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellowed rectangular paper with rounded corners. Red vertical lines on left and right edges. Two red circular marks on left and right sides. Black text written in a non-Latin script, possibly Devanagari, covering most of the page, arranged in lines. The text is written in a formal, cursive style, filling the page from top to bottom. The background of the paper has darker spots and discoloration. The image shows a title and attribution at the top of the page.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
599 × 248 px
Public Domain
Yes
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