Mahavira Jain Vidyalay Suvarna Mahotsav Granth Part 1

Author(s): Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Mumbai
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay

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NEW DOCUMENTS OF JAINA PAINTINGS : 417
Vaghodia near Baroda or Vaghasi in Central Gujarat. Also there was a Vaghachhagrama near Baroda which has now been absorbed in Baroda. The manuscript has 78 folios in all with several illustrations.
The text, according to Vv. 63, ff. on the last folio, was completed by its author on Thursday, the fifth of the bright half of the month of Kārttika, in Vikrama Samvat 1689 (= 1632 A. D.) at Barhānapura (modern Burhanpur in West Khandesh). The author of the text is Muni Darśanavijaya and the text is called Candamuni-Pemalalacchisati Rasa.
The colophon at the end reads : at 863 af A T &T vart गुरुपुष्ययोगे लिखितोऽयं पंडितगण शिरोरत्न पंडित श्री. पू. श्रीदर्शनविज्यगणिचरणसेवी प्रीतिविजयेन 11 gH 799 Il TUTAET || ft 1979T 11 3 11 3 11
All the illustrations in this manuscript have labels either in the margin or on the top. These titles were apparently for the guidance of the illustrator to whom the manuscript was given after the text was completed. In each label, the illustration is called rūpa. The background of these miniatures is dull brick red or carmine and the style the Popular or Folk style. However the figures are often lively, with expressive faces. Besides red, light pink, yellow, light dull green, dull light blue, black, and dark grey are used. Folio 37 B : Actors and Pole-dancers.
The painting has a marginal label : "The Painting of the poledancers performing". The figures of the pole-dancers are in profile with big heads. The woman on the central pole wears a scarf, a coli, and ghāgrā. The males wear a jāmā (known as angarakhu in Gujarat). The draughtsmanship is heavy. Size : 8x11.1 cm. approx. (Fig. 32) Folio 13 A: Portrait of a lady.
A marginal label reads Pemalälacchinun sola śringāra samyukta rūpa, meaning, painting of the lady called Pemalalacchi in full attire (i. e., having all the standard sixteen varieties of śrngāra). The woman, dressed in green odhani, yellow coli and skirt stands facing to the left holding a mirror. To her ornaments are attached pompons. Red background with fiowering plants. Size : 7x11.1 cm.
Candarājā-no Rāsa of Darśanavijaya, manuscript dated V. S. 1716 (= 1659 A. D.) painted at Surat from the collections of L. D. Institute of Indology, No. (4560) Ahmedabad No. (4560) Size : 25.5 x 11.1 cm.
Total folios : 78