Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c6.261

c6.261

A-2. This sub-variety, according to Prof. Norman Brown, is distinguished from A-1, by the employment of finer lines and by the accentuation of details. To this group belong the miniatures from the Kālakāchārya-kathā, dated 1278 A.D., and painted wooden covers of the Dharmopadeśamālā, representing scenes from the life of Pārśva, in the collection of Sarabhai Nawab. The panels are dated 1368 A.D. In these covers the use of fine lines has not developed very far, though the architectural and ornamental details are more developed. There are also rudimentary attempts at shading. In this sub-variety, Prof. Norman Brown places the Kalpasūtra owned by Seth Anandji Mangaljinī Peḍhī at Iḍar. The manuscript has thirty-four illustrations, and, on stylistic ground, may be dated at the end of the 14th century. In the illustrations, the details are worked out with great precision. Personal ornaments and architectural details are minutely finished, and fine lines have been used with great care. To the same sub-variety also belongs the Kalpasūtra manuscript in the Hamsavijaya Jñāna Bhaṇḍār, Baroda. It is probably an early 15th century manuscript, and its ornate marginal designs seem to be composed mostly of Indian decorative elements.