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Jain monk with disciple and two laymen, two nuns, and a laywoman, folio 22 (recto) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra

c. 1275

Western India, Gujarat

Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
Overall: 7.5 x 31.1 cm (2 15/16 x 12 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.129.a
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The nuns at the bottom cover their breasts by wearing the white robe over both shoulders.
  • ?–1971
    (Sander L. Feldman, Washington, DC, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1971–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Leach, Linda York. Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986. Mentioned: cat. no. 1ix, p. 8.
  • Text and Image in Southern Asia. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26, 2022-March 5, 2023).
    Krishna and the Path of Grace – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 14, 2020-March 7, 2021).
    Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2017-April 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2017-April 16, 2018).
    Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245); July 2, 2014 - January 5, 2015.
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