The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 28, 2026

A horizontally oriented tan paper folio features bold black script accented with red markings. Vertical red lines divide the page into three distinct panels, each punctuated by a large red circle. Fine script fills the margins and side borders, while sparse touches of gold highlight the text. The frayed, worn edges frame a structured layout of rhythmic calligraphy that spans the weathered surface from edge to edge.

Text, Folio 5 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

c. 1475–1500

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

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Overall: 12.5 x 25.7 cm (4 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1932.119.5.b
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1932
    (Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1932–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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