Sthulabhadra and his Sisters; Kosha and the Charioteer, folio 146 (verso) from the “Devasano Pada Bhandar” Kalpa-sutra

c. 1475

Sthulabhadra and his Sisters; Kosha and the Charioteer, folio 146 (verso) from the “Devasano Pada Bhandar” Kalpa-sutra, c. 1475. Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan. Gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper; sheet: 11.2 x 26 cm (4 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.); matted: 38.1 x 50.8 cm (15 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 18.2014.a This page is from one of the most lavishly illuminated manuscripts, named after the temple library in Ahmedabad, India, that holds the largest number of pages. During the early 1400s, artists in western India became increasingly exposed to art from Western Asia and Iran, from which they learned techniques of painting in gold and creating symmetrical interlocking border designs and arabesque motifs.