Kalaka Converts Bricks to Gold (recto); Destruction of the She-Ass (verso)

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Kalaka Converts Bricks to Gold (recto); Destruction of the She-Ass (verso)

Manuscript: Kalakacharyakatha (Story of the Teacher Kalaka)

India, Gujarat, circa 1450
Manuscripts
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Image: 4 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (10.8 × 7.3 cm) Sheet: 4 1/4 × 10 in. (10.8 × 25.4 cm)
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.72.53.21.2a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Rosenfield, John.  The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection.  Boston:  Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.