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Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscript1502, covers late 19th-early 20th century

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Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscript
Place Made: India, Gujarat or Rajasthan
Date Made: 1502, covers late 19th-early 20th century
Medium: Folios: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; Covers: Black silk brocade
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 10 in. (11.11 x 25.4 cm) each; Image: 4 3/8 x 3 1/8 in. (11.11 x 7.94 cm) each; Cover: 4 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (12.07 x 26.67 cm) each
Credit Line: From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number: M.72.53.11.7
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.