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The inherently small scale of a manuscript page requires a simplified style with figures and plant forms against a plain background. This scene represents the meeting of a man and a woman (accompanied by attendants) in the forest.
Indian (Indian (South Asian))
Oriya manuscript (unidentified), leaf: A Meeting in the Forest (pair with 1997/2.40)
19th century
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
1985/2.144
In this scene, a young prince, seen at right in his bejeweled splendor, offers reverence to an ascetic. The sage, nearly naked and with matted hair, sits on an animal skin. His right hand is in the gesture of exposition, suggesting that he is preaching to his courtly audience.
Indian (Indian (South Asian))
Oriya manuscript (unidentified), folio: A Courtier Visits an Ascetic. (Images and text on both sides; pair with 1985/2.144)
19th century
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
1997/2.40
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