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[Oriental miniatures]. (The birth of Mahavira).
Miniature in red and blue gouache and gold, 11,4x7,8 cm., on verso of a leaf from the Jain text Kalpasutra, Gujarat, ±1520, Indian text in black ink on wasli, ±11,4x26,4 cm. (leaf), ±10x8 cm. (text on recto), 7/ 8 lines to the page.
- Sl. yellowed; paper sl. thin on spot in upper right corner.
= Provenance: Polak Works of Art (1999). Also showing 4 similar painted ornaments (recto and verso). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIV.
€ (500-700)