Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Kalpa-sutra: Monk Holding a Flower (recto); Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Kalpa-sutra: text describing descent of Mahavira into the womb of the Brahman woman Devananda (verso)

1279

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Title: Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Kalpa-sutra: Monk Holding a Flower (recto); Leaf from a Jain Manuscript: Kalpa-sutra: text describing descent of Mahavira into the womb of the Brahman woman Devananda (verso)
Date Created: 1279
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 5.3 x 17.1 cm (2 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.118.3
Medium: opaque watercolor and ink on palm leaf; Manuscript 1
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture: Western India, Gujarat, 13th century
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Collection: Indian Art
Accession Number: 1971.118.3

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