The Courtesan Kosa with the King's Charioteer: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

India (Gujarat)

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Sthulabhadra became a great acharya and eventually the head of the sangha (community of monks and nuns). This moralizing story celebrates the charioteer's archery skills and Kosa's unsurpassed qualities as a dancer, neither of which could match the spiritual accomplishments of Sthulabhadra.

The Courtesan Kosa with the King's Charioteer: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)

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