Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c13.252

c13.252

99. The coronation ceremony of Śrī Ṛṣabhadeva. From the Hamsavijaya *Kalpasūtra*, No. 1, Fol. 60. Two episodes are represented. In the lower panel, Ṛṣabhadeva, clad in a *dhotī*, *chādar*, ornaments and *mukuṭa*, with a halo round his head, is seated on the throne, holding a piece of cloth in his left hand. On the right stand a man and a woman, holding the sacred water in lotus leaves for consecrating the king. In the upper panel, on the left, is seen Ṛṣabhadeva on an elephant holding an earthen pot in his left hand. On the right is seen a man holding a pot. The episode represents the origin of the potter's art, given to the world by Ṛṣabhadeva. The elephant is beautifully decorated and carries a golden howdah. The fluttering *chādar* of Ṛṣabhadeva indicates the elephant in motion. On the top right corner may be seen the decorative representation of clouds.