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Kalpasutra (Book of Sacred Precepts) Manuscript1520, 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
Date Made: 1520, covers late 19th-early 20th century
Medium: Folios: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; Covers: Cotton warp and silk weft (mashru)
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/2 x 11 in. (11.43 x 27.94 cm) each; Image: 4 1/2 x 3 in. (11.43 x 7.62 cm) each; Cover: 4 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (12.07 x 27.31 cm) each
Credit Line: From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number: M.72.53.13.84
Classification: Manuscripts
Collecting Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography: Larson, Gerald et al. In Her Image: The Great Goddess in Indian Asia and the Madonna in Christian Culture. Santa Barbara: UCSB Art Museum, University of California, 1980.
Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.