A LARGE JAIN VASTRAPATA SCROLL, GUJRAT, 16TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3003382

Distemper and gold on cloth.
This Vastrapata is a rare jain painting. It is of an early style that relates to the famed Kalpasutra manuscripts, embodying the birth of Northwest India's miniature paintings. It is also a type of scarcely published and demands the work of future scholars able to plunge into the quagmire of Jain Tantric practice and unlock the paintings hidden codes and secrets.
156 by 43 cm.