Minneapolis Institute of Art
Caturvimsati-patta of Jina
India (Gujarat); or India (Rajasthan)LinkedCulture matchlcp-e84f00141d5d
- Date
- 1579
- Medium
- Copper alloy with silver inlay
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 13299
This devotional plaque depicts the 24 principle holy Jain teachers ( Jina s), comprised of a large central figure surrounded by 23 smaller teachers. The central, as yet unidentified figure, has inlaid silver eyes and sits cross-legged in a meditative posture on a lion throne, flanked by a pair of seated and standing Jinas. The other 19 Jinas wear simple garments and have inlaid silver auspicious marks on their chests srivatsa . Portable plaques of this type were usually commissioned by the Jain laity and presented to their temples. This altarpiece bears a lengthy inscription on its back identifying the donors who commissioned it in 1579. India, Asia
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- Credit line
- The Helen Jones Fund for Asian Art
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