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Symbolic Animals, Folio from a Samgrahanisutra (Book of Compilation)1575-1600

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Illustrated manuscript page with Devanagari text and three horizontal registers depicting fish, birds, a ceremonial animal procession, and figures with a serpent, all painted on vermilion-red grounds
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Symbolic Animals, Folio from a Samgrahanisutra (Book of Compilation)
Place Made
India, Gujarat
Date Made
1575-1600
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. (11.75 x 26.04 cm); Image: 4 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (11.75 x 12.07 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Dorothy and Richard Sherwood
Accession Number
M.89.120.1
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.