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Genealogical text, folio 167 (verso) from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya

Date: 1278
Medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
Culture: Western India, Gujarat, Palanpur (Prahladanapura)
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

This page provides the genealogy of the donor, who is from the Shaurani branch of the Ukesa family, which was prominent in Gujarat. Jain manuscripts of the Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalaka often conclude with a colophon that states when and where the manuscript was made, as is found on the recto of this folio. The genealogy of the donor's family, on the verso, follows the colophon. There may have been one more page after this one containing the remainder of the genealogy. The lamp black ink for the text was made from mixing carbon, water, and gum Arabic in copper pots.

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