id:			148770
accession number:	1976.27.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.27.b
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:39.797000

Birth of Mahavira, folio 40 (verso) from a Kalpa-sutra, c. 1400. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera, ink, and gold 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.b

title:				Birth of Mahavira, folio 40 (verso) from a Kalpa-sutra
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creation date:			c. 1400
creation date earliest:		1395
creation date latest:		1405
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creditline:			Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
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culture:	Western India, Gujarat
technique:	gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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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

	title:		Year in Review, 1976
	opening date:   1977-02-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review, 1976</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).

	title:		Text and Image in Southern Asia​ (Indian Painting and Himalayan rotation)
	opening date:   2022-08-26T04:00:00
	<i>Text and Image in Southern Asia​ (Indian Painting and Himalayan rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26, 2022-March 5, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245).</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 5-April 27, 2015).', 'opening_date': '2015-01-05T00:00:00'}

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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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Leach, Linda York.<em> Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
	page number: 	Reproduced and mentioned: cat. no. 2, pp. 8-9.
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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1976.27.b/1976.27.b_full.tif