Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: A Jaina monk (fol. no. 2r) / Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

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Accession Number
1980/2.247
Title
Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: A Jaina monk (fol. no. 2r)
Artist Nationality
Indian
Object Creation Date
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)
Style/Group/Movement
Earty West Indian
Dimensions
11.11 cm x 7.62 cm (4 3/8 in. x 3 in.)
Century
15th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
album leaf
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
calligraphy
Physical Description
Leaf from a Kalpasutra manuscript with calligraphic text. Font size varies, and in the center of the leaf text wraps around a blank box of parchment with a red dot in the center. To the left of this main text block is a colorful illustration of an enthroned figure in a dotted robe flanked by devotees. Surrounding him are various auspicious symbols.
Subject Matter
The Kalpasutra, which recounts the lives of the jinas, is a popular text of the Shvetambara sect of Jainism. Commissioning illuminated manuscripts was one way for a Jaina layperson to accrue religious merit, and Shvetambara temple libraries house many copies of manuscripts, embellished with exquisite paintings done in expensive pigments.
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1331 x 577
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Record
1980/2.247
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"Kalpasutra manuscript, leaf: A Jaina monk (fol. no. 2r); Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.247/1980_2.247.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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