Text, Folio 25 (recto), 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 25 (recto), 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 sitting on a terrace while two bearded scholars work below them. One scholar writes with a pen; the other unrolls a scroll. This painting comes from a Jain religious book called the *Kalpa-sutra*. The scholars are interpreting the queen’s dreams, which predict her son will become either a great king or a spiritual leader. The bright colors and flat shapes are typical of art from Gujarat in western India. To see more paintings like this, look up the subject western india, gujarat.
The king and queen seated in the upper register are the parents of Mahavira, founder of the Jain religion. The two bearded figures in the lower register are the learned men versed in the interpretation of dreams. One writes with a pen; the other consults a scroll. They predict that the auspicious dreams of the queen foretell the birth of a son who will either be a powerful hero and king or a religious leader of the world.
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