A double-sided illustrated Jain folio, probably from the Kalpasutra, Gujarat, Western India, late 15th- early 16th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the illustration to the right of the text, depicting a seated figure...
A double-sided illustrated Jain folio, probably from the Kalpasutra, Gujarat, Western India, late 15th- early 16th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the illustration to the right of the text, depicting a seated figure enthroned with worshippers on a blue background within red and gold rules; the reverse with an illustration of the same figure enthroned and in an arch supported by worshippers, both sides with 7 lines of large devanagari script, mounted, glazed and framed, folio 25.5 x 11cm. Provenance: Private collection, Germany acquired 1970 in Delhi, India
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A double-sided illustrated Jain folio, probably from the Kalpasutra, Gujarat, Western India, late 15th- early 16th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the illustration to the right of the text, depicting a seated figure enthroned with worshippers on a blue background within red and gold rules; the reverse with an illustration of the same figure enthroned and in an arch supported by worshippers, both sides with 7 lines of large devanagari script, mounted, glazed and framed, folio 25.5 x 11cm. Provenance: Private collection, Germany acquired 1970 in Delhi, India