The Sixth Night Vigil from a Kalpasutra manuscript (fol. no. 38v), depicting two pairs of queens / Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat
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- Accession Number
- 1981/2.162
- Title
- The Sixth Night Vigil from a Kalpasutra manuscript (fol. no. 38v), depicting two pairs of queens
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1478
- 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
- 11.1 cm x 26.4 cm (4 3/8 in. x 10 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 15th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- album leaf
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- calligraphy
- Physical Description
- A scene in the life of Mahavira. The composition is designated a narrow strip near the left, while the rest of the page is used for text and red circles. The illustration is divided into two registers, with depictions of two women in each. The infant Mahavira is seen in his mother’s arms, at the upper left.
- Subject Matter
- This page from a Kalpasutra manuscript represents a scene in the life of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth and last of the jinas of this epoch. Six days after his birth, the women of the palace stayed awake all night to attend his mother. The composition is divided into two registers, to allow the artist to suggest large numbers of women within the narrow space allotted for an illustration. The infant Mahavira is seen in his mother’s arms, at the upper left.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1063 x 469
- File Size
- 83 KB
- Record
- 1981/2.162
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"The Sixth Night Vigil from a Kalpasutra manuscript (fol. no. 38v), depicting two pairs of queens; Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1981-sl-2.162/1981_2.162.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
