Mirror Case with Lid (1800s): Art, History and Details
Mirror Case with Lid at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1800s, Varnished lacquer and opaque watercolor over papier-mâché. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
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Mirror Case with Lid at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1800s, Varnished lacquer and opaque watercolor over papier-mâché. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Fragment of a Tiraz at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 932–40, silk embroidery on linen tabby ground. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Decorated Situla at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 305–30 BCE, bronze. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
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Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years]) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1595, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
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Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years]) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1595, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of a Thousand Years) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1595, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Velvet panel with four youths smelling flowers at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1625–50, Silk: velvet, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution; gilt- and silver-metal thread. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection histor

Hair-Pipe Necklace at the Cleveland Museum of Art: early 1900s, Cow-bone hair pipes, glass beads, brass beads, silk ribbon, metal coin, Native-tanned hide or rawhide stringing, vegetable-tanned hide separators. Explore the work's context, c

The Fourteen Dreams of Queen Trishala, folio 14 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Transfer of the Embryo of Mahavira, Folio 12 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala Sit Alone to Discuss Her Dreams, Folio 24 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and

Text, folio 12 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Queen Trishala's Grief and Happiness, Folio 29 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Ritual Bath of Mahavira, Folio 31 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Text, Folio 37 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Text, Folio 25 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Text, folio 24 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala with the Dream Interpreters, Folio 25 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and coll

Text, Folio 29 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Birth of Mahavira, folio 30 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Text, Folio 31 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Mahavira's Initiation Tonsure, Folio 37 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Text, Folio 54 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Nemi's Omniscience and First Teaching (below) and Nemi in the Realm of Liberation (above), Folio 51 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, c

Parshva Undergoes Physical Trials, Folio 46 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Text, Folio 57 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Text, Folio 46 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Text, Folio 51 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Nemi Enthroned, Folio 54 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

The Eleven Principal Disciples (Ganadharas) of Mahavira, Folio 57 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1475–1500, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection

The Lion's Cave with Sthulabhadra and His Sisters, Folio 60 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1450, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

The Crucifixion: Miniature Excised from a Prayer Book at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1540–1550, tempera on vellum. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Fragment with musicians at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1200s, Silk and gold thread: lampas weave with areas of double cloth. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

A Bridal Couple at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1470, oil on panel. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Margaret at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1488–93, tempera and oil on wood. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

The Four Horsemen, from The Apocalypse at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1498, woodcut. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Covered Cup with Grape Festoon at the Cleveland Museum of Art: mid-1500s, etching. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Sketch for "The Thought of Death alone, the Fear Destroys" at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1795, graphite on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Working Woman with Blue Shawl at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1903, color lithograph. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.

Reliquary in Purse Form at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1320, copper, gilded and engraved; glass; rock crystal; precious stones; wood core. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.