Three Monks Fording a River (recto) and Two Raginis (verso), Folio from the “Devasano Pado” Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) and Kalakacharyakatha (Story of the Teacher Kalaka)

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Three Monks Fording a River (recto) and Two Raginis (verso), Folio from the “Devasano Pado” Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) and Kalakacharyakatha (Story of the Teacher Kalaka)

India, Gujarat, Patan (?), circa 1500
Manuscripts
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Image (recto): 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (11.43 x 6.99 cm); Image (verso): 2 7/8 x 1 13/16 in. (7.3 x 4.6 cm) each
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Pratapaditya Pal (M.87.275.3)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.