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Text, Folio 56 (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 1932.119.56.a
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented tan paper is filled with dense rows of blocky black script punctuated by thin red vertical lines. Centered within the writing sits a large, bold red circle, while thick red bands frame the left and right edges. Small black notations are tucked between the primary lines. Dark tan stains and weathered marks spread across the surface, adding a sense of age to the rhythmic, hand-lettered composition.

Text, Folio 56 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

c. 1475–1500

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

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