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Instruction by Monks, Folio from a Jain text of Sanskrit Grammar, the Siddhahemashabdanushasana by Hemachandra (1089-1172)circa 1350

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Illustrated manuscript page with Indic script in black ink on an orange ground, flanked by two stacked narrative panels with figures in pale and jewel-toned garments against a red background

Unknown, Instruction by Monks, Folio from a Jain text of Sanskrit Grammar, the Siddhahemashabdanushasana by Hemachandra (1089-1172), circa 1350, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Indian Art Special Purpose Fund, Mrs. Wilbur Archer Beckett, Gerald Stockton and S. Louis Gaines, the Christian Humann Fund, Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr. and Dr. and Mrs. Peter Bing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
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Title
Instruction by Monks, Folio from a Jain text of Sanskrit Grammar, the Siddhahemashabdanushasana by Hemachandra (1089-1172)
Place Made
India, Gujarat
Date Made
circa 1350
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Dimensions
Image: 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (6.35 x 5.72 cm); Sheet: 2 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (6.35 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Indian Art Special Purpose Fund, Mrs. Wilbur Archer Beckett, Gerald Stockton and S. Louis Gaines, the Christian Humann Fund, Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr. and Dr. and Mrs. Peter Bing
Accession Number
M.88.62.2
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.