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late 14th–early 15th century · Plain-weave cotton block print (mordant- and painted resist-dyed) · Asian Art

The imagery on this textile is related to manuscript paintings in the western Indian Jain style, and this textile type probably originated as a temple hanging in a Jain context. The women represented may be celestial maidens of Indra’s Heaven, where the gods reside.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 14th–early 15th century

Medium

Plain-weave cotton block print (mordant- and painted resist-dyed)

Culture

India (Gujarat)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift and Rogers Fund, 2005