Lot 240
  • 240

Jain Shatrunjaya Pata Pigments on cloth Western India

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Jain Shatrunjaya Pata
  • Pigments on cloth
  • 109 7/8 by 68 7/8 in. (279 by 175 cm)
The style of painting as well as architectural composition seen here suggest an earlier, 18th century date for the present lot.

For similar patas in the collection of the Calico Museum, see K. Tawar and K. Krishna, Indian Pigment Paintings on Cloth, Vol III, Ahmedabad, 1979, pl. 87 & 88.

Provenance

Acquired 1970s

Condition

Rubbing and losses to pigment throughout, especially along top border. Visible holes and tears to upper left quadrant and to stupa element in right center. Rubbing and losses to pigment in bottom register and also visible in procession area. Some consolidation in dark blue pigment.
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