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Text, Folio 40 (verso), 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 1932.119.40.b
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Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented rectangular folio of aged tan paper features dense rows of black-inked script accented with red and gold. Two vertical red bands divide the text into three sections, each containing a large, circular red mark. Meticulous characters fill the page, framed by thick red borders. Additional blocks of vertical script sit at the far left and right margins, completing the composition.

Text, Folio 40 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

c. 1475–1500

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

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