Cosmological Painting
1844 (made)
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Cosmological painting showing concentric continents separated by sea, with script and figures. Substantial sections missing especially in centre and corners.
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Materials and techniques | Painting on cotton |
Brief description | Adhaidvipa, Jain cosmological painting showing two and half continents separated by oceans and enclosed by a mountain range; Deshnok, Rajasthan, 1844 |
Physical description | Cosmological painting showing concentric continents separated by sea, with script and figures. Substantial sections missing especially in centre and corners. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (Numerous inscriptions in Rajasthani, Devanagari script, including the date 1844, the city Deshnok (near Bikaner, Rajasthan) and the branch of Jain monks among whom it was produced.) |
Gallery label | ABOVE RIGHT: JAIN PAINTING OF THE MORTAL REALMS OF THE UNIVERSE
Painting on cotton
Deshnok, Rajasthan, dated 1844
6565(IS)
In the Jain conception of the universe, between the heavens above and hells below is the
middle world where mortals dwell, the only part of the universe from which the soul can
achieve liberation. Humans inhabit two and a half continents, separated by oceans and
concentrically arranged around Mount Meru, as far as a chain of mountains on the outer
continent. The central disc is Jambudvipa, the continent of the rose-apple tree.(14/05/2010) |
Object history | Transferred to the South Kensington Museum from the India Museum in 1879 |
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Accession number | 6565(IS) |
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Record created | March 12, 2009 |
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