Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c11.s2.20

c11.s2.20

The preference for bodice by the Gujarātī women is referred to in the contemporary Sanskrit literature. Thus, the *Mānasollāsa*⁶⁴ mentions that the Gujarātī women wore full sleeved bodice (*āpāṇikṛta-kañchuka*). In the commentary of the *Kāvya-Prakāśa* (5th Ullāsa), the covered breasts of Gujarātī women are mentioned (*no gurjāristanaivātitarām nigūdhah*).