Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk and a royal devotee / Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
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- Accession Number
- 1975/2.167
- Title
- Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk and a royal devotee
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- 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
- 28.7 cm x 17.8 cm (11 5/16 in. x 7 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 is a brightly colored painting on a light background. It depicts a three- tiered scene with several figures, standing and kneeling, looking toward a central seated figure in the top tier. This male figure is seated in lotus position on a throne, decorated with colorful designs. To his left and right are attendants who fan him. In the middle tier, there is a nude man with long hair, a kneeling woman and a figure who is half-man and half-serpent. In the bottom tier, there are two kneeling men, wearing robes and headdresses, with hands pressed together and eyes gazing upward toward the main figure. They are surrounded by a tiger, a bird, an insect and a serpent.
- 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.
- Jina are always depicted standing or seated in padmasana pose. This painting shows a “sky-clad,” or nude, Jina meditating peacefully with his legs crossed. All other figures in the image appear in full profile—a style that became popular by the end of the sixteenth century due to contact with Mughal art and its traditions of naturalistic portraiture. Seated below the Jina is a monk with a bookstand before him, indicating that he is teaching the royal patrons across from him.
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 867 x 1343
- File Size
- 137 KB
- Record
- 1975/2.167
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"Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk and a royal devotee; 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-2.167/1975_2.167.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.