Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c10.s3.14

c10.s3.14

The sky is represented by conventionally treated clouds painted on red ground. The sun and the moon are represented, the former by a gilded disc and the latter by a golden crescent. The water is represented by basket patterns, sometimes associated with aquatic birds 63 (Fig. 188) and lotus flowers or fish and other aquatic animals. 64 A series of sinuous triangles (Fig. 148), 65 or piled up arches represent the mountain. It is associated with animals, such as the deer, the tiger, the hare, etc. 67 The most artistic representation of a mountain is shown in an illustrated manuscript of the *Kālpasūtra* reproduced by Prof. Norman Brown.⁶⁸ The bright golden ball of the rising sun, encompassed with the double rim in blue and white against a red background, shines just above the variegated mountain peak. The deep shadows fill the cavities, and a solitary bird is shown flying through the mist hanging over the mountain.