TWO ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM JAIN MANUSCRIPTS

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$ 2 400
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25.09.2020 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 395280
Lot 50 | TWO ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM JAIN MANUSCRIPTS
Black ink and opaque pigments on paper, the first probably from a Kalpasutra (Book of Rituals), depicting two dancing ladies and an enthroned king conversing with a sage, with 7ll. of Prakrit in black and red devanagari script, the reverse with 7ll. of text and an illustration of two musicians; the second probably from the Jasahara-cariu (Story of Yashodhara), depicting two bejeweled ladies kneeling in front of a Jain monk, with 12ll. of Prakrit in black devanagari script within black rules, the reverse with 11ll. of text
The first, the largest image 4¾ x 3 in. (12 x 7.5 cm.); folio 4¾ x 11¾ in. (12 x 31.8 cm.); the second, painting 2⅛ x 3¾ in. (5.5 x 9.4 cm.); folio 4¾ x 10⅝ in. (11.9 x 26.9 cm.)
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