ASTA 193 - FINE CHINESE, ASIAN & ISLAMIC WORKS OF ART
Lot 375
This page contains various elements coherently disposed inside the composition. On the left side there is the sacred syllable Hrim, inside which there are the 24 jainas, arranged in columns and depicted in different colors. In the middle of the composition there is a circular diagram which surrounds Mahavira. Right under this diagram the page depicts two human figures (Indras) on an elephant. On the right side there is the sacred syllable Om, repeated five times to represent the five supreme realities (the Illuminated, the Freed, the masters, the teachers of the monks and the monks). Immediately under, there are the nine planets. This object was shown in Rubin museum of Art in New York during the exhibit "Victorius Ones: Jain images of perfection" (2009-2010) and published in the catalogue of the same name.
Measures: 25.7 x 10.9 cm
Starting price: € 4.000,00
Estimate: € 6.000,00 - 7.000,00
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