Folio from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya of Devachandra: Text (recto); Brahmanshanti Yaksha (verso)
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Folio from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya of Devachandra: Text (recto); Brahmanshanti Yaksha (verso)

TitleFolio from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya of Devachandra: Text (recto); Brahmanshanti Yaksha (verso)
ArtistDevachandra (Indian)
Date1279 13th century
Mediumgum tempera and ink on palm leaf
ClassificationPainting
OriginWestern India, Gujarat, 13th century India
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineFolio from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya of Devachandra: Text (recto); Brahmanshanti Yaksha (verso), 1279. Western India, Gujarat, 13th century. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 5.1 x 34.8 cm (2 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.122
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“Folio from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya of Devachandra: Text (recto); Brahmanshanti Yaksha (verso)” is a work by Devachandra (Indian), dated 1279. It is executed in gum tempera and ink on palm leaf and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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