A painting of Jinas
A painting of Jinas

INDIA, GUJARAT, 19TH CENTURY

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A painting of Jinas
India, Gujarat, 19th century
Divided into nine scenes with Parsavanatha at Center flanked by Padmavati also with snakes and Ambika, a temple above and the nava graha (nine planet) below, with other jinas in the corners
Opaque pigments on textile
9 x 9½ in. (22.8 x 24.1 cm.)
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1980s

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The animals that would identify the other four jinas are missing, however the blue skin of the figure at lower right identifies him as Neminatha.

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