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Two double-sided folios from an unidentified Jain manuscript in Sanskrit

Mewar, 1635-45

Opaque pigments and ink on paper

6 1/4 by 10 3/8 in., 16 by 26.5 cm. each

 

Inscriptions

With nine lines of Sanskrit text in nagari script on each side and with the names of the monk and nun, Abhayaruci and Abhayamati, inscribed on the paintings.

 

Provenance

Doris Wiener, New York, 1980

Private collection, U.S.A., 1980-99

Private collection, England, 1999-2015