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Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Bhadrabahu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular piece of aged paper with rough edges and darkened areas. Red vertical lines run along the left and right sides. Three red circles, one on the left side and two on the right side. Black and red text written in a non-Latin script, possibly Devanagari. The writing is arranged in lines that run horizontally across the paper. Some areas of the text are highlighted in red. The background of the image is plain and off-white.

Artwork details

Date:
15th century
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture:
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions:
599 × 246 px
Museum record:
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