Kalaka with Shakra Disguised and Revealed, Leaf from a Dispersed Jain Manuscript of the Kalakacharya-katha
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Indian. Kalaka with Shakra Disguised and Revealed, 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 3/8 in. (11.4 x 28.9 cm) image: 3 11/16 x 2 3/8 in. (9.4 x 6.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Martha M. Green, 1991.181.13. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Kalaka with Shakra Disguised and Revealed, 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 3/8 in. (11.4 x 28.9 cm) image: 3 11/16 x 2 3/8 in. (9.4 x 6.0 cm)
Inscriptions
In black ink, in Sanskrit, in Devanagari script Recto, in upper left margin: Samyaghavara (?); in lower right margin: 9
Credit Line
Gift of Martha M. Green
Accession Number
1991.181.13
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