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Kalaka Converts Bricks to Gold (recto); Destruction of the She-Ass (verso)circa 1450

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Illustrated manuscript page with two-register miniature painting in red, blue, and gold beside columns of Devanagari script in black and red ink
Illustrated manuscript folio with Devanagari script in black and red ink on the left, and a painted miniature on the right depicting multiple figures in gold, blue, and green against a vivid red background, with a large curved form dominating the composition.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Kalaka Converts Bricks to Gold (recto); Destruction of the She-Ass (verso)
Place Made
India, Gujarat
Date Made
circa 1450
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 4 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (10.8 × 7.3 cm) Sheet: 4 1/4 × 10 in. (10.8 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.72.53.21.2a-b
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.