id: 145882 accession number: 1971.130 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.130 updated: Folio 1, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka, 1428. Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; part 2: 5.7 x 47 cm (2 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.); part 1: 5.7 x 45.7 cm (2 1/4 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.130 title: Folio 1, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1428 creation date earliest: 1427 creation date latest: 1429 current location: creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan 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: Part 2: 5.7 x 47 cm (2 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.); Part 1: 5.7 x 45.7 cm (2 1/4 x 18 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 245). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 28-November 2, 2015). (1971.130.1 only) * Indian Gallery 242b Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2016-April 10, 2017). (1971.130.2 only) * Animal Fables of India (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 12-August 29, 2021). (1971.130.1 only) * Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 13, 2022). (1971.130.2 only) --- PROVENANCE (Sander L. Feldman, Washington, DC, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) date: ?-1971 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1971- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Hemachandra was a celebrated poet, historian, grammarian, philosopher, and theologian of medieval India. digital description: The first two folios of this manuscript commentary have adjoining paintings: the first is the green image of Parshva, a liberated being known as a Jina, and the second depicts the author of the text, Hemachandra (1088–1173), as a monk with his royal patron Kumarapala (reigned 1143–1172). The text of this manuscript illustrates grammatical points of both Sanskrit and Prakrit—a living language derived from Sanskrit—with examples of the wondrous deeds of his kings. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS id: 145884 Folio 2, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka, 1428. Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 5.7 x 45.7 cm (2 1/4 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1971.131 relationship: related series --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.130/1971.130_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.130/1971.130_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.130/1971.130_full.tif