A Jain painting of Jambudvipa

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A Jain painting of Jambudvipa
India, Rajasthan, 19th century
The large circle divided by multicolored horizontal bands representing mountain ranges and a center band filled with trees, a blue border with fishtails and kalashas at the four cardinal points, with inscriptions throughout
Opaque pigments on paper
9½ x 10¼ in. (24.1 x 26 cm.)

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In this detail of the madhyaloka, India is represented by a land mass at the bottom, center, emerging from the horizontal yellow band representing the Himalayas, and bordered by two rivers flowing from the mountains, the Indus and the Ganges.

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