26th Oct, 2018 10:00

Islamic & Indian Art

 
  Lot 206
 

TWO ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIOS FROM A KALPASUTRA MANUSCRIPT Possibly Gujarat, North West India, 15th century  Opaque pigments and black ink on palm leaf, 5ll. to page of Prakrit text in Jain nagari script, red roundels and rosettes separating the text from the central miniature panels, one folio with Parshvanatha, the 23rd Jain Tirthankara (ford-maker, teacher of Jain teachings), seated in lotus position and with the typical sesha (serpent) hood, two attendants with fly-whisks on each side; the second folio with another Tirthankara seated on a high chair, reading and teaching the text to the attendees, each folio numbered in Gurmukhi script (12 and 35), possibly a later addition, approximately 8.3cm x 31cm.
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000

 

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