Text, folio 24 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
1488
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1488
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Text, folio 24 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra is a 1488 unspecified by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a king and queen seated on a golden throne, covered in jewels and bright blue and gold paint. The queen’s green dress is so rich it ate through the paper. This page comes from a book about Jain saints. The queen dreamed fourteen lucky dreams before her son was born—he became the founder of Jainism. The green pigment was made from copper and vinegar, which is why the paper is damaged. Look up more about western india, gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century to see similar paintings.
King Siddhartha is depicted on this page with his wife, Trishala, who had a series of auspicious dreams associated with her pregnancy. Her child Mahavira would grow up to become the historical founder of the Jain religion in the 500s BCE. The royal couple is resplendently enthroned and bedecked in jewelry. Queen Trishala’s bodice was painted with a green pigment made from copper and vinegar; its high acid content caused the paper itself to disintegrate. The lavish use of gold and lapis lazuli indicates that it was a costly production.
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