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Collection Online as of August 1, 2026

A horizontally oriented gum tempera painting on a folio features rows of dense black and red script punctuated by three large red circles. On the right, an illustration depicts a light-skinned man with a golden halo seated on a throne. He faces a standing, animal-headed figure. Both wear patterned gold garments against a vibrant red background, framed by blue borders and topped with intricate golden floral motifs.

Indra Commands Harinaigameshin to Transfer the Embryo of Mahavira, Folio 9 (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 1932.119.9.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
  • Main Asian Gallery Rotation (Gallery 245). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 2, 2015-April 4, 2016).
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