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606 This painting depicts a scene from a famous Jain epic, Chandra Raja No
AN ILLUSTRATION FROM CHANDRA RAJA NO RAAS Raas or The Bird in a Cage, written in the eighteenth century, possibly by
Mohanavijayajī Mahārāja. In this narrative, which centers on King Chandra
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1800 and his two wives, the king is turned into a rooster as punishment for having
Opaque watercolor on paper imprisoned a beautiful bird in a cage, imparting a moral lesson about karma
6æ x 10¬ in. (17 x 27 cm.) and its bitter repercussions.

$2,500-3,500

印度 拉贾斯坦邦 約1800 耆那教故事畫

PROVENANCE

New York market, 1990s, by repute.
Accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, 2010 (TL2010.38.32)

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