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Grahas (Seizers), Six Folios From a Book of Charms16th century

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Illustrated manuscript page with two painted registers, each showing a reclining figure on a decorated platform beside a fantastical creature and a fruit tree, with columns of Indic script

Unknown, Grahas (Seizers), Six Folios From a Book of Charms, 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Coles, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Grahas (Seizers), Six Folios From a Book of Charms
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
Each folio: 2 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.; 6.35 x 21.59 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Coles
Accession Number
M.82.169.11
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.