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INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTINGS
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF HELLEN S. DARION the tantric diagram featuring the Tirthankara PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF HELLEN S. DARION
A JAIN YANTRA WITH MAHAVIRA Mahavira seated at center within a six-pointed A GROUP OF FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
star placed inside a stylized circular lotus, the TO A KALPASUTRA MANUSCRIPT
Western India, Gujarat or Rajasthan, corners of the square surround bearing kneeling
18th/ 19th Century yakshis and the four cardinal directions beyond India, Gujarat or Rajasthan,
ornamented with gateways guarded by mythical Circa 16th Century
Distemper on cloth beasts, the textile inscribed all over with seed
18½ by 17¾ in. (47 by 45 cm.) syllables and mantras. Pigments and ink on paper heightened with gold
4⅝ by 11½ in. (11.7 by 29.2 cm.) and smaller,
each [4], unframed
$ 2,000-3,000
$ 4,000-6,000
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