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Jina venerated by a monk, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi from Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Sirohi School

Artwork Details

Jina venerated by a monk, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi from Digambara Jain manuscript
circa 18th century
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Sirohi School
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
11 3/8 x 7 in. (28.89 x 17.78 cm);19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel.
1975/2.164

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Subject Matter:

A book like this would have been comissioned by a lay devotee to illustrate canonical Jain texts as well as demonstrate peity. Texts like these would have been used for meditation and monastic education.

Physical Description:

A nude monk on the top left sits before a Jina at top right. Three Hindu gods, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi venerate the Jina in the bottom registers.

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