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Brahmanshanti Yaksha: Folio (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalaka of Devachandra

1279
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Devachandra

(Indian)
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Culture
Western India, Gujarat, 13th century
Medium
gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
Measurements
Overall: 5.1 x 34.8 cm (2 x 13 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.122.b
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In Jainism, yakshas communicate between humans and beings in the eternal realm of liberation.
A horizontally oriented gum tempera and ink painting on a fragmented palm leaf depicts four blocks of black Indic script flanking a central hole. In a square panel with a red background, the light-skinned Brahmanshanti Yaksha sits cross-legged. The haloed figure has four arms holding ritual objects and is surrounded by small white blossoms. The tan leaf shows worn edges and a red inscription on the far left.

Brahmanshanti Yaksha: Folio (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalaka of Devachandra

1279

Devachandra

(Indian)
Western India, Gujarat, 13th century

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