Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and monk with Lakshmi-Narayana & Ardhanarishvara (fol. No. 42) / Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

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Accession Number
1975/2.166
Title
Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and monk with Lakshmi-Narayana & Ardhanarishvara (fol. No. 42)
Artist Nationality
Indian
Object Creation Date
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
28.89 cm x 18.1 cm (11 3/8 in. x 7 1/8 in.)
Century
18th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
album leaf
Secondary Object Classification
Books and Folios
Secondary Object Type
manuscript
Physical Description
This work is painted in tones of red, green, dark blue, and orange/gold, against a light background. At the top is a sun with a many rays and a human face. Below this are two seated figures who are unclothed. They are seated on thrones decorated with colorful designs. One has reddish skin and is shown in profile, looking at the sun with hands raised. The other has orange skin and is seated in a lotus posiiton, facing front. Below them is a scene that shows two figures, a woman and a blue-skinned man, turned toward a half-man, half-woman figure who is seated on a tiger rug. These figures are dressed in colorful clothing and adorned with jewelry and hold various objects in their hands.
Subject Matter
The dedication of sacred manuscript books for shrines 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.
In this example, both the golden-hued jina seated on a simple throne at the upper right and the monk who venerates him are naked, identifying them as Digambara (sky-clad) jina. Seated below them, suggesting a subservient position, are the major Hindu gods: on the left sits the blue-skinned Vishnu (also known as Narayana) with his consort Lakshmi; on the right appears Shiva in his form as Ardhanarishvara, “the god whose half is woman.” Over them all, a human-faced sun shines from a cloud-streaked sky.
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"Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and monk with Lakshmi-Narayana & Ardhanarishvara (fol. No. 42); 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-2.166/1975_2.166.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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