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Text, folio 24 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
- Date
- c. 1475–1500
- Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Culture
- Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
King Siddhartha is depicted on this page with his wife, Trishala, who had a series of auspicious dreams associated with her pregnancy. Her child Mahavira would grow up to become the historical founder of the Jain religion in the 500s BCE. The royal couple is resplendently enthroned and bedecked in jewelry. Queen Trishala’s bodice was painted with a green pigment made from copper and vinegar; its high acid content caused the paper itself to disintegrate. The lavish use of gold and lapis lazuli indicates that it was a costly production.
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