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Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Bhadrabahu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A long, narrow, aged yellow-brown rectangular page with wavy edges. The page is divided into three sections by two thin red vertical lines. There are three red circles, one in each section. The left and right circles are near the left and right edges respectively, and the third circle is in the middle. The page features black text written in a language that uses non-Latin script, the text is arranged in lines that run horizontally across the page. The text and circles are on a background with a slightly darker red-brown tone than the rest of the page. The background around the edges of the page is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
599 × 247 px
Public Domain
Yes
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