Jain Shatrunjaya Pata Pigments on cloth Western India

The present and following lots depict a detailed panoramic view of Mount Satrunjaya with its multiple temple complexes, shrines, reservoirs and rest areas, visited by a procession of pilgrims traversing the route on palanquins and on foot. The site is one of the most sacred places of pilgrimage for Jains and houses over 300 temples and shrines, ranging in date from the 10th century to the present time, all of which are faithfully recorded in the patas. Dominating the complex is the temple of Adinatha with its golden spire, seen on the upper left in both paintings.

See P. Pal, The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India, Los Angeles, 1994, cat 117 b, pp. 252-3, for a painting similar to the present lot.

Acquired 1970s

Rubbing and abrasions to pigment throughout lower two thirds of painting. Areas of inpainting to green pigment in lower right quadrant. Some small scattered holes above upper register, stable. Repainting to areas in upper left quadrant where original painting is strengthened by red blacking cloth. Obvious losses to left and right of gold figure in upper left quadrant and in landscape element along upper border.
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