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Kalaka Conversing with Two Monks (recto) and Abduction of Sarasvati (verso), Folio from a Kalakacharyakatha (Story of the Teacher Kalaka)1500-1525

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Illuminated manuscript page with Devanagari script, geometric border ornaments in blue, red, and gold, and a narrative illustration with two figures on a vermilion ground

Unknown, Kalaka Conversing with Two Monks (recto) and Abduction of Sarasvati (verso), Folio from a Kalakacharyakatha (Story of the Teacher Kalaka), 1500-1525, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
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Title
Kalaka Conversing with Two Monks (recto) and Abduction of Sarasvati (verso), Folio from a Kalakacharyakatha (Story of the Teacher Kalaka)
Place Made
India, Gujarat or Rajasthan
Date Made
1500-1525
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Image: 4 7/16 x 2 7/8 in. (11.27 x 7.3 cm) each; Sheet: 4 7/16 x 10 7/8 in. (11.27 x 27.62 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.71.1.2
Classification
Books
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.