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Yogis around a Fire, Some Examining a Pothi (Looseleaf Manuscript)

Shankar

ca. 1600

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 458

Yogis around a Fire, Some Examining a Pothi (Looseleaf Manuscript), Shankar, Brush drawing in brown ink with touches of watercolor and gold on paper — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Yogis around a Fire, Some Examining a Pothi (Looseleaf Manuscript)

Artist: Shankar

Date: ca. 1600

Geography: Made in India

Medium: Brush drawing in brown ink with touches of watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions: Page: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Frame: H. 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)
W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)

Classification: Codices

Credit Line: Collection of James Ivory

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