Page from a Kalpa-sutra: The Birth of Mahavira

early 1500s

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Title: Page from a Kalpa-sutra: The Birth of Mahavira
Date Created: early 1500s
Physical Dimensions: Image: 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); Overall: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1925.1340
Medium: ink and color on paper; 18th century gold flecked border
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture: Jain, Western India, Gujarat, early 16th century
Credit Line: Gift of J. H. Wade
Collection: Indian Art
Accession Number: 1925.1340

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