Art Institute of Chicago
The Siege of Ujjain and the Slaying of the Magic Donkey, from a copy of the Kalakacharyakatha
India
- Date
- c. 1450
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Culture
- India
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300033618
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