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Text, Folio 48 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra, by Unknown, unspecified, 1488

Text, Folio 48 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

Unknown

1488

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Text, Folio 48 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra is a 1488 unspecified by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Unknown
When & what style?
1488 · Mughal Painting
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This page is packed with small, colorful text in red, blue, and black ink. The letters are arranged in neat rows, filling almost the whole page. There’s a big red circle near the center, and the edges of the paper have a thin red border. The paper itself looks old and slightly yellowed. The text is likely part of a religious or instructional book, written in a script used in South Asia. The red circle might mark an important symbol or break in the text. Look up Renaissance next to see how this style connects to European art of the same time.

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