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Kamadeva, God of Desire, Folio from a Gandavyuha (The Structure of the World)circa 1150-1175

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Tibetan manuscript leaf with dense rows of script in black ink on aged tan material, with a small red-framed painted miniature at center depicting a multi-armed figure in blue
Palm leaf manuscript folio, long narrow format, with dense rows of South Asian script inscribed across three columns, aged tan surface with darkened edges and two holes for binding cord
Illustrated palm leaf manuscript with Devanagari script on both sides; central painted panel on red ground depicts a dancing figure with raised arms, adorned with jewelry and a crown, flanked by blue-leafed trees, with arrows in the composition.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Kamadeva, God of Desire, 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.71.1.1d
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.
  • 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.
  • Kramrisch, Stella. The Art of Nepal. New York: The Asia House Inc., 1964.
  • Rosenfield, John. The Arts of India and Nepal: The Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1966.