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Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, Folio 35 (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 1932.119.35.b
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Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented tempera and ink painting on paper features rows of black and red script around three large red circles. On the right, a framed scene depicts a seated man, Mahavira, with a light skin tone on a golden throne. He faces a standing figure with a medium skin tone. Two smaller figures stand in the background. Gold leaf accents the figures and chair against a red ground.

Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, Folio 35 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

c. 1475–1500

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

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