Four illustrations from leaves from a Jain Kalpasutra manuscript Western India, mid-15th/16th Ce...
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Four illustrations from leaves from a Jain Kalpasutra manuscript Western India, mid-15th/16th Century gouache and gold on paper, four illuminated panels excised from manuscript leaves, in mounts each approximately 105 x 70 mm.(4) Footnotes: Provenance By repute, formerly in the collection of David Seyfort Ruegg (1931-2021), scholar of Buddhism. Private UK collection. The subjects are: Devananda dreaming; the antelope-headed Harinegamesi transferring the embryo Mahavira from the womb of Devananda to that of Trisala, Siddartha's wife (see P. Pal, Indian Painting, Los Angeles 1993, p. 103, no. 18B); Siddartha with monks; bearded sages in discourse, perhaps interpreting dreams. Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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