Bonham Auction, ending 27 March 2026, lot 2059
Jina (Jain) Shreyansanatha with rhinoceros
Mewar, 18th Century
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, red border with black margin rules, nagari inscription identifying the subject in the white above and a dedicatory inscription in the top red border. Image: 8 1/8 x 7 in. (20.6 x 17.8 cm)
Provenance: Sotheby’s (accompanying lot sticker “357/2”), Siddharth K. Bhansali Collection, New Orleans
The seated 11th tirthankara of this age rendered frontally beneath a parasol, while flanking devotees and a miniature rhinoceros, Shreyansanatha’s lanchan, animate the ritual space.
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