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83 AN IMPRESSIVE VIEW OF THE JAIN PILGRIMAGE CENTRE OF SATRUNJAYA NORTH WEST INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY Opaque pigments on cotton, a panoramic aerial view depicting various processions of men, women and monks making pilgrimage to many diferent Jain shrines, the Jinas arranged in niches within larger temples set in a hilly landscape with caves and trees, on yellow ground with foral borders 95 x 63in. (241.4 x 160cm.) £15,000-20,000 $22,000-28,000 €19,000-25,000 This painted map is an overview of the temple complex of Satrunjaya, the most important Jain pilgrimage site. This is where Rishabhanatha, the frst Jina, attained perfect knowledge. Monumental maps such as this one serve a surrogate for those unable to visit the shrines. The complex is divided over two ridges, the one on the left was built by Kumarapala in 1213 and dedicated to the Jina Adinath, while the one on the right was established later by Jain merchants. The Satrunjaya river appears on the left. Other maps of Satrunjaya are in the National Gallery of Australia and dated 1897-98, attributed to Gujarat or Rajasthan (NGA.2005.945), in the Paul F. Walter collection and illustrated in Pratapaditya Pal, The Peaceful Liberators, Jain Art from India, exhibition catalogue, London, 1994, cat.117, pp. 252-253, in the Victoria and Albert Museum (IS.32-2012) and last one, although of slightly diferent format, sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 1st October 2012, lot 273. For an in-depth discussion of Jain pilgrimages see Pratapaditya Pal, op.cit.. cat.117, p.252-253. 56
84 A JAIN ILLUSTRATION FROM THE SHRIPALARASA: A GIANT DEMON ATTACKS A SHIP NORTH WEST INDIA, CIRCA 1800 Opaque pigments on cotton, the large ship attacked by a blue demon brandishing a sword and wearing a necklace of severed heads, numerous fgures seated within large structures at the ship’s bow and stern, fsh and nautical beasts in the sea below, the top with fgures in carriages, with foral borders, laid down on green panel 33º x 38Ωin. (84.5 x 97.8cm.) £4,000-6,000 $5,700-8,500 €5,000-7,500 Our textile depicts the moment when the ship of Prince Sripala is attacked by a demon during his long journey in search of trade and riches in faraway lands. For a comparable textile panel with similar iconography see P. Pal, The Peaceful Liberators, Jain Art from India, Thames and Hudson and LACMA, 1994. 85 A VIEW OF THE MOUNTAIN TEMPLES OF JUNAGARH PROBABLY RAJASTHAN OR GUJARAT, NORTH INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Opaque pigments on cotton, the ground painted with an overview of a holy site within a lush mountainous landscape, a city on a river bank and ritual ablution basins in forest clearings dominated by seven peaks, each topped with a shrine, identifed as Junagarh in devanagari script on the border 46¿ x 47√in. (117 x 121cm.) £4,000-6,000 $5,700-8,500 €5,000-7,5000 Girnar is a group of mountains in the Junagarh district of Gujarat, sacred to both Hindus and Jains. It is home to a large number of Jain temples, the largest of which is the Neminath temple. A large map of pilgrim sites along the Ganges valley used similar conventions to depict mountains, with rounded pink boulders and was probably made in Rajasthan (sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 12 June 2014, lot 196). The depiction of the city is typical of Jaipur cityscapes of the mid 19th century (see for instance four Jaipur illustrations ofered at Christie’s South Kensington, 11 October 2013, lot 565). 57
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AN IMPRESSIVE VIEW <strong>OF</strong> THE JAIN PILGRIMAGE CENTRE <strong>OF</strong><br />
SATRUNJAYA<br />
NORTH WEST <strong>INDIA</strong>, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY<br />
Opaque pigments on cotton, a panoramic aerial view depicting various<br />
processions of men, women and monks making pilgrimage to many diferent<br />
Jain shrines, the Jinas arranged in niches within larger temples set in a hilly<br />
landscape with caves and trees, on yellow ground with foral borders<br />
95 x 63in. (241.4 x 160cm.)<br />
£15,000-20,000 $22,000-28,000<br />
€19,000-25,000<br />
This painted map is an overview of the temple complex of Satrunjaya, the<br />
most important Jain pilgrimage site. This is where Rishabhanatha, the frst<br />
Jina, attained perfect knowledge. Monumental maps such as this one serve<br />
a surrogate for those unable to visit the shrines. The complex is divided over<br />
two ridges, the one on the left was built by Kumarapala in 1213 and dedicated<br />
to the Jina Adinath, while the one on the right was established later by Jain<br />
merchants. The Satrunjaya river appears on the left.<br />
Other maps of Satrunjaya are in the National Gallery of Australia and<br />
dated 1897-98, attributed to Gujarat or Rajasthan (NGA.2005.945), in the<br />
Paul F. Walter collection and illustrated in Pratapaditya Pal, The Peaceful<br />
Liberators, Jain Art from India, exhibition catalogue, London, 1994, cat.117,<br />
pp. 252-253, in the Victoria and Albert Museum (IS.32-2012) and last one,<br />
although of slightly diferent format, sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 1st<br />
October 2012, lot 273. For an in-depth discussion of Jain pilgrimages see<br />
Pratapaditya Pal, op.cit.. cat.117, p.252-253.<br />
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