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Jul 12, 2013
Jul 12, 2013
Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda
Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda
c. 1450–75
Gum tempera and gold on paper; 18th century gold flecked paper border
Painting: 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); Overall: 22.3 x 17.7 cm (8 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1925.1339
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The four-armed king of the gods, Indra, got off his throne to kneel in praise of the conception of the 24th Jina Mahavira.
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Until recently, and especially during the 1800s and early 1900s, the paintings in South Asian manuscripts were excised and mounted as individual works of art. These two paintings from a Jain manuscript of the Kalpa-sutra have been separated from the text and mounted with gold-flecked borders, like pictures in an album.
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