Queen Trisala's Joy (at the Confirmation of Her Conception): Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

Queen Trisala's Joy (at the Confirmation of Her Conception): Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Queen Trisala is relieved by a sign from Mahavira that all is well. The joyous queen, attended by handmaidens, celebrates by dressing up and tending to her makeup then raises a mirror to admire the results. Trisala has resumed her throne—a wicker stool—and is installed in a grand palace interior, indicated by an elaborate cusped arch. Each figure occupies an architecturally defined space so that the viewer can clearly understand their hierarchical relationship.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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