id: 133070 accession number: 1955.49.1.a share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.49.1.a updated: 2020-11-04 20:42:26.661000 Sudhana and a Parrot: Folio 20 (recto), from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array), 1000-1100s. Nepal. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1955.49.1.a title: Sudhana and a Parrot: Folio 20 (recto), from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1000-1100s creation date earliest: 1000 creation date latest: 1199 current location: creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Nepal technique: gum tempera and ink on palm leaf department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE (Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: ?-1955 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1955- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: The parrot is actually an Indian ring-necked parakeet, with red beak and long tail. digital description: On his quest to find teachers to guide him to enlightenment, the pilgrim Sudhana traveled alone through the wilderness. The tree and parrot indicate the forests of southern India. Graceful lines and vibrant color contribute to the enduring visual appeal of the paintings of this manuscript. In a stylistic convention of the time, the artist extended the "farther eye" beyond the contours of the face. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. page number: Mentioned: cat. no. 752 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n136 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1955.49.1.a/1955.49.1.a_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1955.49.1.a/1955.49.1.a_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1955.49.1.a/1955.49.1.a_full.tif