The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining

Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining

c. 1450–75
Gum tempera and gold on paper; 18th century gold flecked border
Painting: 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); Overall: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1925.1340
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Queen Trishala is enjoying a happy pregnancy with the Jina-to-be.

Description

Until recently, and especially during the 1800s and early 1900s, the paintings in South Asian manuscripts were excised and mounted as individual works of art. These two paintings from a Jain manuscript of the Kalpa-sutra have been separated from the text and mounted with gold-flecked borders, like pictures in an album.
  • ?–1925
    Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947], sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1925–
    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. Reproduced and mentioned: cat. no. 4ii, p. 14.
  • Text and Image in Southern Asia​ (Indian Painting and Himalayan rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26, 2022-March 5, 2023).
    Indian Gallery 242 Rotation – April-November 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 10-November 6, 2017).
    India's Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1949-January 22, 1950).
    Exhibition of the Month: Jewelry of India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1-June 2, 1947).
  • {{cite web|title=Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining|url=false|author=|year=c. 1450–75|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1925.1340