id:			133073
accession number:	1955.49.2.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.49.2.a
updated:		2022-10-29 14:11:52.702000

Sudhana and the Rishi Bhishmottaranirgosha: Folio 94 (recto), from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array), 1000–1100s. Nepal. Ink and color on palm leaves; 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 1955.49.2.a

title:				Sudhana and the Rishi Bhishmottaranirgosha: Folio 94 (recto), from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
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creation date:			1000–1100s
creation date earliest:		1000
creation date latest:		1199
current location:		237 Himalayan
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Nepal
technique:	ink and color on palm leaves
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1955
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1955-
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fun fact: 
The sage has dreadlocks and wears a black antelope skin over his shoulder.

digital description: 
The enlightened sage (<em>rishi</em>) places his hand on the pilgrim Sudhana's head and transmits his teachings through a trance-like vision. The name of his teaching is "Undefeated Banner," and the artist has painted an identifying banner behind him, at the right edge. This is one of the few paintings of this manuscript that explicitly relates to the text.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 752
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n136

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 233
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n257

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 233
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n257

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 296
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n316

	Mace, Sonya Rhie. “Clearing the Course: Folio 348 of the Nepalese <em>Gaṇḍavyūha-sūtra</em> in the Cleveland Museum of Art.” <em>Religions </em>2020, 11(4), 183.
	page number: 	Reproduced: Fig. 15
	url:		https://doi.org/10.3390/rel11040183

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