More Documents of Jaina and Gujarati Paintings

Author(s): Umakant P Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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(71) Do. from Desuri now in Baroda Museum.
(72) Panca-tirthi-pata painted at Campakadurga, 1433 A. D. (Ahmedabad)
(73) Samgrahan-Tippanaka-pata d. v. s. 1453 (Patan)
(74) Vijaya-Yantra-pata (London)
(75) Varddhamāna-Vidyā-paļa (Ahmedabad).
(76) Suri-Mantra-pata (Ahmedabad)
(77) Sahasraphaṇā-Pārsvaṇātha-pata (Ahmedabad)
(78) Pārsvanatha-pafa (Ahmedabad)
(79) Atte-Matte Yantra-pata (Ahmedabad)
(80) Pala painted for Tarunaprabhasūri (Bikaner)
(81) Several Canvas Paintings of 2 Dvipas and continents in various collections in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
(82) Several Wooden book-Covers most of them listed in JISOA new series Vol. I on Western Indian Art.
Illustrated Manuscripts from Digambara Collections mostly discovered by Mrs. Sarayu Doshi
(83) Yasodhara Caritra (Nagapur, Karamsad, Iḍar, Surat, Beawar)
(84) Neminatha-paja Scroll (Karañja)
(85) Adipurana (Jaipur)
(86) Mahapurana (Jaipur, Delhi, Mojhäme)
(87) Bhaktamara-stotra (Beawar etc.)
(88) Painted wooden covers and manuscripts of Dhavald, Jayadhavala (at Müdabidri) (first publ. by editors of these texts)
(89) Jaina Ramayana (Arrah)
(90) Sugandha-Dasami-Katha (Karañjā)
This is but a tentative small list. Out of the above, the beautifully illustrated Yasodhara-caritra from Karamsad (in Gujarat) was painted at Sojitra (near Karamsad) in Samvat 1555, with profuse use of gold. It is a very important document of Gujarati painting of the end of the fifteenth century. Similarly the Yasodharacarila painted by Citara Nanji at Idar in 1636 A. D. discovered by Mrs. Doshi from a Digambara collection is important for the history of Gujarati painting. The profusely illustrated Adipurana from Jaipur with about 500 paintings is a very interesting document done in the style of Matar Samgrahant of citară Govinda and when published it will cer tainly throw much more light on this style of Gujarat.
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