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Folio 2, from a Kalpa-sutra: A Monk Preaching (recto); Text (verso)

c. 1275

Western India, Gujarat

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Medium
gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
Measurements
Overall: 5.7 x 18.4 cm (2 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.119
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Location
Not on view
Print
Two horizontally oriented tan palm leaf strips are inked with rows of dense black script. On the top strip, red vertical lines divide the text, and a seated figure occupies a red-framed square. Red circles with central holes punctuate the script on both fragments. The bottom strip displays further columns of text and three large red circular marks. The hand-painted elements exhibit varying ink density and precise outlines.

Folio 2, from a Kalpa-sutra: A Monk Preaching (recto); Text (verso)

c. 1275

Western India, Gujarat

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