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Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, from a copy of the Kalpasutra by — VisualArtsDB

Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, from a copy of the Kalpasutra

Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, from a copy of the Kalpasutra

1480–1490

Medium: Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 9.6 × 6.6 cm (3 3/4 × 2 9/16 in.); Paper: 11.2 × 23.3 cm (4 3/8 × 9 3/16 in.)
Genre: miniature (painting)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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