Kalaka Converts the Bricks to Gold, Leaf from a Dispersed Jain Manuscript of the Kalakacharya-katha
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Indian. Kalaka Converts the Bricks to Gold, Leaf from a Dispersed Jain Manuscript of the Kalakacharya-katha, ca. 15th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 4 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (11.4 x 28.6 cm) image: 3 15/16 x 3 9/32 in. (10.0 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Martha M. Green, 1991.181.11. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Kalaka Converts the Bricks to Gold, Leaf from a Dispersed Jain Manuscript of the Kalakacharya-katha
Date
ca. 15th century
Geography
Place made: Gujarat, India
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 4 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (11.4 x 28.6 cm) image: 3 15/16 x 3 9/32 in. (10.0 x 8.3 cm)
Inscriptions
Recto, At the upper left, in Sanskrit, in Devanagari script: illegible At lower right, in Sanskrit, in Devanagari script: 16_ from catalogue: In Sanskrit, in Devanagari script Recto, at upper left: Guru throwing the powder; at lower right: 137
Credit Line
Gift of Martha M. Green
Accession Number
1991.181.11
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