Artwork Details

Title
Illustrated Manuscript Depicting the Story of Water
Dimensions
25 1/4 x 11 1/8 x 3/8 in. (64.1 x 28.3 x 1 cm)
Medium
Pigments on paper
Origin
Nepal
Classification(s)
manuscripts
Date
17th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, gift of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation
Object number
F1996.31.33
HAR Number
100018
Published references
* Vajracarya, Gautamavajra. Nepalese Seasons: Rain and Ritual. New York: Rubin Museum of Art, 2016. Fig. 18: pp. 25-26

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