A JAIN PAINTING OF JAMBUDVIPA (2555/1)

  Opaque pigments and ink on paper

  Rajastan School

  Circa 19^TH Century (1810-1825)

   24.1 cm. x 26  cm / 9.5” x 10 1/4”

 REMARKS:

1.     The large circle divided by multicolored horizontal bands representing mountain ranges and a center band filled with trees, a blue border with fishtails and  water jars, kalashes , a symbol of Brahmā at the four cardinal points. In this madhyaloka, India is represented by a land mass at the bottom, center, emerging from the horizontal yellow band representing the  Himalayas and bordered by two rivers flowing from the mountains, the Indus and the Gangas