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Matchless Pieces · 119 works

Jain Art

Kalpasutra manuscripts and the art of the tirthankaras.

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Monk preaching to a disciple with a lay audience, folio 2 (recto) from a Parshvanatha Charitra (Life and Stories of Lord Parshva) of Bhavadeva-suri — Western India, Gujarat

Western India, Gujarat

Monk preaching to a disciple with a lay audience, folio 2 (recto) from a Parshvanatha Charitra (Life and Stories of Lord Parshva) of Bhavadeva-suriFemale Figurine Rattle — Mexico, Campeche, Jaina Island, Maya

Mexico, Campeche, Jaina Island, Maya

Female Figurine RattleWarrior Figurine with Removable Headdress — Anonymous, Maya style (250-900)

Anonymous, Maya style (250-900)

Warrior Figurine with Removable HeaddressWarrior Figurine with Removable Headdress (headdress) — Anonymous, Maya style (250-900)

Anonymous, Maya style (250-900)

Warrior Figurine with Removable Headdress (headdress)Folio 167, from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya: two nuns teaching lay women (recto); genealogical text (verso) — Anonymous, Palanpur (Prahladanapura)

Anonymous, Palanpur (Prahladanapura)

Folio 167, from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya: two nuns teaching lay women (recto); genealogical text (verso)Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra — Western India, Gujarat

Western India, Gujarat

Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of HemachandraFolio 2, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka — Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan

Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan

Folio 2, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by AbhayatilakaFolio 40 from a Kalpa-sutra: Text (recto); Birth of Mahavira (verso) — Western India, Gujarat

Western India, Gujarat

Folio 40 from a Kalpa-sutra: Text (recto); Birth of Mahavira (verso)The Raja of Ujjain, who is traveling in the guise of a yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partition their father’s possession, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The Raja of Ujjain, who is traveling in the guise of a yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partition their father’s possession, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth NightPainting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda — Western India, Gujarat

Western India, Gujarat

Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda

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