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Folio 1, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka

1428
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Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan

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Medium
Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
Measurements
Part 2: 5.7 x 47 cm (2 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.); Part 1: 5.7 x 45.7 cm (2 1/4 x 18 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.130
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Hemachandra was a celebrated poet, historian, grammarian, philosopher, and theologian of medieval India.

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The first two folios of this manuscript commentary have adjoining paintings: the first is the green image of Parshva, a liberated being known as a Jina, and the second depicts the author of the text, Hemachandra (1088–1173), as a monk with his royal patron Kumarapala (reigned 1143–1172). The text of this manuscript illustrates grammatical points of both Sanskrit and Prakrit—a living language derived from Sanskrit—with examples of the wondrous deeds of his kings.
A horizontally oriented palm leaf manuscript features frayed edges and a jagged puncture to the left of center. Dense blocks of black ink script cover the tan surface, flanking a miniature painting on the right. In it, a green-skinned figure sits cross-legged with hands in their lap, accompanied by two smaller, light-skinned figures against a vibrant red background. The tempera painting contrasts sharply with the natural, aged texture of the leaf.

Folio 1, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka

1428

Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan

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