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Text, Folio 48 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

c. 1475–1500

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

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Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Overall: 12.5 x 25.7 cm (4 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1932.119.48.a
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Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented cream paper folio is inked with rows of dense, blocky black and gold script divided by vertical red lines. A solid red circle sits at the center of the text block, while smaller characters span the upper margin. Faint red circular marks appear in the wide margins. The aged paper, showing light staining and wear, is bordered by thin red stripes that frame the structured arrangement of the script.

Text, Folio 48 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

c. 1475–1500

Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

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