Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c14.71

c14.71

Cloth-painting, references to, in ancient literature, 46; no examples available prior to the 14th century, *ib.*; painted mystic diagram of the 14th century, 46 ff. A cloth painting in Dr. Coomaraswamy's collection, assigned to the 16th century, 47; depicts Śatruñjaya, 48. The Pañchatīrthīpaṭa dated 1433, 48 ff; the Samavasaraṇa of Ṛṣhabha-deva, 51-52. Cloth painting depicting Pārśvanātha and its high aesthetic significance 52-53. Jambūdvīpa, 53-54.