Painting
mid 19th century (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, siddhachakra diagram depicting a Jain arhat (or arihant, an omniscient being) enthroned in the centre of a formal lotus with four reverend persons seated on alternate petals. They are: siddha (a perfected and liberated soul, shown at the top, in red, seated on a crescent), acharya, upadhyaya and sadhu (senior Jain teachers and a monk). The last three carry mohapatti (muhapatti), a cloth to cover the mouth when speaking. Unfinished.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Siddhachakra (siddhacakra), Jain arhat and four highly revered persons, opaque watercolour on paper, Jaipur, mid 19th century |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, siddhachakra diagram depicting a Jain arhat (or arihant, an omniscient being) enthroned in the centre of a formal lotus with four reverend persons seated on alternate petals. They are: siddha (a perfected and liberated soul, shown at the top, in red, seated on a crescent), acharya, upadhyaya and sadhu (senior Jain teachers and a monk). The last three carry mohapatti (muhapatti), a cloth to cover the mouth when speaking. Unfinished. |
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| Content description | A Jain tirthankara enthroned in the centre of a formal lotus with four jinas seated on alternate petals |
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| Credit line | Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha. |
| Object history | From the Gayer-Anderson Collection. |
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| Bibliographic reference | For comparison see Jain, Jyotindra, and Fischer, Eberhard. Jaina Iconography. Leiden (E.J. Brill), 1978. Part 2. Plate IV. |
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| Accession number | IS.204-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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