id:			148769
accession number:	1976.27.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.27.a
updated:		2022-10-29 16:15:54.751000

Text describing the pregnancy of Queen Trishala, folio 40 (recto) from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1400. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 9.4 x 28.4 cm (3 11/16 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski 1976.27.a

title:				Text describing the pregnancy of Queen Trishala, folio 40 (recto) from a Kalpa-sutra
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creation date:			c. 1400
creation date earliest:		1395
creation date latest:		1405
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
copyright:			

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culture:	Western India, Gujarat
technique:	gum tempera and ink on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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catalogue raisonne: 

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measurements: Overall: 9.4 x 28.4 cm (3 11/16 x 11 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245).</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 5-April 27, 2015).

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PROVENANCE

	Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1976
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1976–
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fun fact: 
The ornamented red circle in the middle of the page marks the location of a binding hole.

digital description: 
The text on this page describes Queen Trishala's joyous and peaceful pregnancy of 9 months, 7-and-a-half days. It goes on to say that Mahavira was born at midnight on the 13th day of the first month of summer, and all omens augured success.

wall description: 
The text on this page describes Queen Trishala's joyous and peaceful pregnancy of 9 months, 7-and-a-half days. It goes on to say that Mahavira was born at midnight on the 13th day of the first month of summer, and all omens augured success.
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IMAGES

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