The Jain Monks
Painting
2008 (made)
2008 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Painting, watercolour on paper, by Shanti Panchal, London, 2008.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | The Jain Monks (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Painting, watercolour on paper, by Shanti Panchal, London, 2008. |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | THE JAIN MONKS
By Shanti Panchal (b. 1951)
Watercolour on paper
London, 2008
IS.21-2019
Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Jain Art Fund
Panchal’s style consciously evokes Jain and Hindu paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries. As part of his distinctive technique, he applies multiple layers of watercolour, then scrapes details away with an oil brush. For this painting, Panchal
was inspired by a padabhishek ceremony he witnessed in Mumbai, where a Jain monk was initiated as an acharya, the highest monastic rank. A monk holds the robe that will be presented to the new acharya.(07/03/2022) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Jain Art Fund |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.21-2019 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2019 |
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