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Photo of collection object Celestial Performers: Folios from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

Celestial Performers: Folios from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

ca. 1490

Maker Unknown

Asian Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Locations: country: India
Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (11.4 x 29.2 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 1977.41
Credit Line: Purchase, Margery and Harry Kahn Gift, 1977
Rights Statement: public-domain
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