id: 145884
accession number: 1971.131
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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
title: Folio 2, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka
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creation date: 1428
creation date earliest: 1427
creation date latest: 1429
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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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
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measurements: Overall: 5.7 x 45.7 cm (2 1/4 x 18 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016
opening date: 2016-11-07T05:00:00
Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2016-April 10, 2017).
title: Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation)
opening date: 2021-09-01T04:00:00
Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings (Indian art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 6, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Sander L. Feldman, Washington, DC, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1971
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1971-
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fun fact:
Two barely perceptible inscriptions identify the monk and the layman as Hemachandra and Kumarapala.
digital description:
The author of the text, Hemachandra (1088–1173) is seated at the left, on a throne. He was a Jain monk, here shown clad in a white robe, with shaven head, holding a cloth before his mouth to screen out any insects he might inadvertently harm by swallowing. Also an attribute of Jain ascetics, who adhere to principles of committing no harm to any living being, is the broom behind his back, used to sweep insects from the path. He wrote this text in 1160, illustrating points of grammar with praiseworthy deeds of his royal patrons, such as King Kumarapala (reigned 1143–1172) of the Solanki dynasty (940–1244) of western India who sits before him.
wall description:
A defaced inscription visible under infrared light reveals the identity of a monk as the author of the text, the medieval Jain theologian and grammarian Hemachandra (1088–1173). Hemachandra was a Jain monk, here shown clad in a white robe, with shaven head, holding a cloth before his mouth to screen out any insects he might inadvertently swallow.
Hemachandra wrote this text in 1160 to illustrate points of grammar with praiseworthy deeds of his royal patrons, including King Kumarapala (reigned 1143–1172) of the Solanki dynasty (940–1244) of western India who sits before him.
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RELATED WORKS
id: 145882
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
relationship: related series
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CITATIONS
Shah, Umakant P. Treasures of Jaina Bhaṇḍāras: Catalogue of Exhibition. Ahmedabad: L.D. Institute of Indology, 1978.
page number: 13, 64
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