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Kalpa Sutra, middle 17th Century

  • Indian

Ink, gouache, and gold on paper

  • Each page: 10 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. (26.0 x 10.2 cm) Painting on page: 3 x 4 1/8 in. (7.6 x 10.2 cm) Larger Painting : 7 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. (19.1 x 10.2 cm)

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel

73.292.133A

Details

The Arts of Nepal and India: the Nasli and Alice Heerameneck Collection. OctoberHouse, Inc. (1966), pp. 127-128.

Indian, Kalpa Sutra, middle 17th Century, Ink, gouache, and gold on paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel, 73.292.133A.

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