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Sudhana and a Deer, Folio from a Gandavyuha (The Structure of the World)circa 1150-1175

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Palm-leaf manuscript page with dense Indic script in black ink, with a small painted illustration of a red-skinned figure beside a stylized tree, near the center
Palm leaf manuscript folio, long narrow format against a black background, densely inscribed with multiple lines of South Asian script on both sides, with two circular string holes visible.
Illustrated manuscript folio with columns of Devanagari script flanking a painted panel on red ground; a standing male figure with curly hair, jewelry, and draped lower garment reaches toward a blue palm tree while a small dog looks up at him below.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Sudhana and a Deer, Folio from a Gandavyuha (The Structure of the World)
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
circa 1150-1175
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on palm leaf
Dimensions
2 x 21 3/4 in. (5.1 x 55.3 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.71.1.1e
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Curatorial Notes
See M.71.1.1a.
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.
  • Kramrisch, Stella. The Art of Nepal. New York: The Asia House Inc., 1964.
  • Vajracharya, Gautama V. Watson Collection of Indian Miniatures at the Elvehjem Museum of Art: Detailed Study of Selected Works. Madison, WI: Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin , 2002.
  • Anderson, D. The Aesthetics of Calligraphy. Los Angeles: University of Southern California, 1977.