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Mahavira Rides in His Initiation Palanquin, Folio 36 (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 1932.119.36.a
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Not on view
Print
A horizontal gum tempera manuscript page features rows of black and red script breaking around a large red circle. To the left is a narrow column of text and a faded red seal. On the right, an illustration framed in red depicts a gold-skinned figure seated in a tiered structure carried by four smaller figures. The scene is accented with blue and gold, set against a blue and yellow backdrop.

Mahavira Rides in His Initiation Palanquin, Folio 36 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

c. 1475–1500

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

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