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Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda, c. 1450–75. Gum tempera and gold on paper; 18th century gold flecked paper border, Image: 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); Page: 22.3 x 17.7 cm (8 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.). Gift of J. H. Wade, 1925.1339. CC0.
Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda
c. 1450–75
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda, c. 1450–75. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and gold on paper; 18th century gold flecked paper border; image: 9.5 x 6.8 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.); page: 22.3 x 17.7 cm (8 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1925.1339 The four-armed king of the gods, Indra, got off his throne to kneel in praise of the conception of the 24th Jina Mahavira.