$2,016
Estimate: $600 - $800
Auction: October 14, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
Ink, opaque colors and gold on paper, Probably from a Jain Kalpasutra, possibly depicting the birth of Mahavira; framed, matted, and glazed.
H: 4 1/2 in.; W: 11 3/4 in. (sight)Property from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Giraud V. and Carolyn Foster.
NOTE: For other examples of Jain folios of the 15th century, see Amy G. Poster et al, "Realms of Heroism, Indian Paintings at the Brooklyn Museum", New York, 1994, pp. 43-45, nos. 4-9; and also Pratapaditya Pal, "Indian Painting, A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection", Vol. I, Los Angeles, 1993, p. 116-117, no. 25