id:			539802
accession number:	1932.119.30.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.119.30.b
updated:		2025-04-16 18:22:59.061000

Birth of Mahavira, folio 30 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1475–1500. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 11.3 x 26 cm (4 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1932.119.30.b

title:				Birth of Mahavira, folio 30 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
title in original language:	
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creation date:			c. 1475–1500
creation date earliest:		1470
creation date latest:		1505
current location:		115 Manuscripts & Textiles
creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Western India, Gujarat
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Overall: 11.3 x 26 cm (4 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	[[upper left]] Śrī Ma* janma
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Creation, Birth, and Rebirth
	opening date:   2024-08-17T04:00:00
	<i>Creation, Birth, and Rebirth</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17, 2024-July 16, 2025).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1932
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1932–
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