Accession number
MS M.1239.1-2
Object title
Illuminated leaf from the Kalpasūtra (MS M.1239.1).
Created
India, likely Gujarat or Rajasthan, Fifteenth century
Credit line
Gift of William M. Voelkle in memory of Barbara Stoler Miller, 2023.
Description
1 leaf : paper, illuminated ; 112 x 294 mm
Provenance
New York, Doyle Galleries, 10 March 2015, lot 297; William M. Voelkle; gifted to the Morgan Library & Museum, 2023.
Notes
Leaf with text and image concerning the life of Arishtanemi.
Text: Kalpasūtra.
Decoration: 2 miniatures.
List of illustrations: Birth of Arishtanemi, and Krishna and His Wives Urging Arishtanemi to Marry.
For other examples of Kalpasūtra leaves, see MS M.1239.2, MS M.1237 and MS M.1238.1-2. Of a similar format and layout, MS M.1035.1-2 come from a Kālakācāryakathānaka, a non-canonical text often added to Kalpasūtra volumes.
Text: Kalpasūtra.
Decoration: 2 miniatures.
List of illustrations: Birth of Arishtanemi, and Krishna and His Wives Urging Arishtanemi to Marry.
For other examples of Kalpasūtra leaves, see MS M.1239.2, MS M.1237 and MS M.1238.1-2. Of a similar format and layout, MS M.1035.1-2 come from a Kālakācāryakathānaka, a non-canonical text often added to Kalpasūtra volumes.
Language
Prakrit
Century
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