Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda
c. 1450–75
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda, c. 1450–75. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and gold on paper; 18th century gold flecked paper border; image: 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); page: 22.3 x 17.7 cm (8 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1925.1339 The four-armed king of the gods, Indra, got off his throne to kneel in praise of the conception of the 24th Jina Mahavira.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Gum tempera and gold on paper; 18th century gold flecked paper border
- Dimensions
- Image: 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); Page: 22.3 x 17.7 cm (8 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1925.1339
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. H. Wade
- Exhibitions
- Indian Gallery 242 Rotation – April-November 2017, Text and Image in Southern Asia (Indian Painting and Himalayan rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 242B Indian Painting
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