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A FOLIO FROM A JAIN MANUSCRIPT A PAINTING OF THE JAGANNATH TRIAD
WESTERN INDIA, 15TH-16TH CENTURY EASTERN INDIA, ORISSA, 19TH CENTURY OR LATER
Image 3√ x 2º in. (9.7 x 5.8 cm.); folio 4¡ x 10¿ in. (11 x 25.8 cm.) 24¿ x 20¿ in. (61.2 x 51 cm.)

$1,500-2,500 $6,000-8,000

Jain paintings of this period are easily recognizable due to their favoring This image is directly inspired by those found in the inner sanctum of
of three-quarter profiles and avoidance of foreshortening. At a time the Jagannath temple in Puri. Jagannath, a form of Vishnu, stands here
when naturalistic styles of painting were spreading, Jain miniatures with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, encircled by a lively
perpetuated a more classical style. retinue of gods and animals.