Untitled

Unknown

15th century · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Asian Art

A nearly identical composition as the birth scene, this painting depicts Trisala supporting the feeding infant Mahavira, while above, in another narrative, the infant is being rocked in a swing cradle by two handmaids. In this series we witness the appearance of the use of crimson along with the ultramarine ground, an innovation of the fifteenth-century style.

Artist

Unknown

Date

15th century

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Culture

India (Gujarat)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1955