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A King and a Monk (recto); Text (verso); Folio from an Uttaradhyayanasutracirca 1450

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Illustrated manuscript page with dense Indic script text block and two stacked painted scenes featuring figures in coral-red, teal, and yellow against a red ground

Unknown, A King and a Monk (recto); Text (verso); Folio from an Uttaradhyayanasutra, circa 1450, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Gursharan and Elvira Sidhu, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A King and a Monk (recto); Text (verso); Folio from an Uttaradhyayanasutra
Place Made
India, Gujarat
Date Made
circa 1450
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor with mica on paper
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (10.8 x 26.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Gursharan and Elvira Sidhu
Accession Number
AC1993.225.1
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art