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Drawing

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gujarat (made)

Jain or possibly Hindu drawing of a human figure: possibly a personification of a planet.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Jain
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Drawing, ink on paper
Brief description
Jain cosmological painting; Western India, 19th century.
Physical description
Jain or possibly Hindu drawing of a human figure: possibly a personification of a planet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Style
Jain School
Object history
Purchased by the Museum in London in 1972.
Subjects depicted
Figures
Planets
Bibliographic references
  • Tantra, Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1971 p.73, Cat.369
  • Balbir, N. et al, 'Catalogue of the Jain Manuscripts of the British Library including the holdings of the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum'. London, British Library and Institute of Jainology, 2006. Vol 1, pp.38-39, Vol 2, p.296, cat no.376.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
CIRC.326-1972

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Record createdNovember 15, 2002
Record URL
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