Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and worshipper / Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.165
- Title
- Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and worshipper
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 18th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- India (nation)
- Rajasthan (state)
- Sirohi (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- India (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Rajasthan (state)
- Creation Place 4
- Sirohi (inhabited place)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Sirohi, Jain mss.
- Dimensions
- 28.3 cm x 18 cm (11 1/8 in. x 7 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- narrative painting
- Physical Description
- In the upper register of this folio a woman holds a child who is crowned and adorned with jewels. The golden hue of the infant, along with the fan held above their heads signifies the child’s importance. They sit in devotion before a Jina, indicated by his nudity—a trademark of Digambara Jina and a sign of purity.
- Subject Matter
- Dedication of sacred books is required of Jain devotees, and book production reflects the integral relationship among the laity, monastic community, and the Jina. Commissioning a book fulfills the lay obligation of charity, while beholding a book helps the individual achieve the proper mental state for spiritual guidance. It was customary for a lay donor to commission a copy of a text for presentation to his spiritual teacher and ultimately to the monk’s temple library. Over the centuries, libraries received great quantities of texts, which were employed in the instruction of monks and nuns. Monks and nuns were discouraged, however, from practicing the art of painting: one text expressly warns them of the power of painting to arouse sensual feelings.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 831 x 1307
- File Size
- 116 KB
- Record
- 1975/2.165
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"Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and worshipper; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1975-sl-2.165/1975_2.165.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
