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A Jain Manuscript Coverlate 19th century

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Two rectangular embroidered textile panels on deep navy blue ground, densely worked with couched gold and silver thread in a grid of animal, floral, and architectural motifs with small red bead accents
Two rectangular woodblocks with carved floral and scrolling acanthus patterns in relief against an orange-tinted ground; the larger block features a symmetrical all-over design with large blossoms, the smaller shows a repeating border motif, both with dark worn edges.

Unknown, A Jain Manuscript Cover, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Jain Manuscript Cover
Place Made
Western India
Date Made
late 19th century
Medium
Gold, silver, and silk thread embroidered on silk
Dimensions
Upper: 5 5/8 x 11 1/16 in. (14.28 x 28.09 cm); Lower: 3 1/2 x 11 in. (8.89 x 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase
Accession Number
M.72.53.19
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Granoff, Phyllis, and Nandita Punj. "Jain Manuscript Culture." Marg 76, no.4(2025): 16-19.