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INDIA, JODHPUR, CIRCA 1750
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Two Jain paintings of Mahavira and Shantinath
India, Jodhpur, circa 1750
Mahavira seated against an orange bolster on the lion throne beneath a triple-parasol and tree, flanked by chauri-bearers and further Jinas, devotees, and two pavilions; Shantinath enthroned within a mandala surrounded by ascetics, animals, and devotees in a green field, each painting with a deep red margin with floral motif
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
6 1/8 x 8½ in. (15.6 x 21.6 cm.) (2)
India, Jodhpur, circa 1750
Mahavira seated against an orange bolster on the lion throne beneath a triple-parasol and tree, flanked by chauri-bearers and further Jinas, devotees, and two pavilions; Shantinath enthroned within a mandala surrounded by ascetics, animals, and devotees in a green field, each painting with a deep red margin with floral motif
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
6 1/8 x 8½ in. (15.6 x 21.6 cm.) (2)
Provenance
Private collection, Indiana