Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v) / Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat
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- Accession Number
- 1997/2.39
- Title
- Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v)
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Object Creation Date
- early 15th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- India (nation)
- Gujarat (state)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- India (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Gujarat (state)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
- Style/Group/Movement
- Earty West Indian
- Dimensions
- 10.8 cm x 26.1 cm (4 1/4 in. x 10 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- album
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- calligraphy
- Physical Description
- Alongside a block of calligraphic text a red rectable sets off an illustrative space. In the bottom right corner of the illustration a woman dances, and on the left a larger figure pulls an arrow taught in a bow.
- Subject Matter
- Towards the end of the Kalpasutra text there is a story of the courtesan Kosha who was noted for her precise dancing. Here she flirts with the king’s charioteer by dancing while he impresses her with his archery. Later Kosha would renounce the world to become a Jaina nun.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2876 x 1292
- File Size
- 494 KB
- Record
- 1997/2.39
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"Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: The Courtesan Kosha and the King's Charioteer (fol. no. 102v); Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-2.39/1997_2.39.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.
