Madhava Faces a Man Holding a Scale, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala, c. 1720. India, Bilaspur. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: x cm (7 9/16 x 11 5/16 in.); page: x cm (8 9/16 x 11 15/16 in.). This folio is the first in the series. The composition is set in a geometrical palatial setting with four chambers. In one room, a man dressed in royal garb holds a scale in front of Madhava. A woman curiously observes the scene from the chamber above. In the middle, a priest sits reading a text, and a warrior occupies the space at the right, holding his shield.

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