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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
Natural History Section
9-14 Zoology
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16-17. Ethnology
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www.kobatirth.org
2-3. European Paintings of the 15th-18th centuries A.D
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European Paintings of the 19th century A.D.
5. Picture Restoration Room
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Store
7-8. Modern Indian Picture Gallery
Palaeontology
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Mineralogy, Petrology, Geology
Galleries
Sections and
'Greater' Indian Room
A massive richly carved teakwood arch made of bows of ceremonial boats, and the sandal-wood frame of a big Gong resting on the back of elephants and dissolving into a mass of leaf and scroll work are the prominent exhibits in this room. In addition, it contains sculptures and a picture roll from Bali, wood-carving, Buddha figures and Buddhist manuscripts, silver and ivory works from Burma, Siam, and Cambodia, old Ceylonese bronze statuettes of Buddha unearthed in South India and a large black curtain with applique work of gold and silver on cloth showing mythologial scenes, but imitating the costumes and traditional poses of the Burmese theatre. Of the other exhibits mention may be made of a Newari painting of the 17th century, a large silver vase and a wooden silver decorated with Jataka scenes. Here, you glimpse the culture of India, which had permeated into the neighboring countries of Southeast Asia and entered the lives of their peoples.
Japanese Gallery
The Japanese collections* comprise of sculptures, wood and lacquer work, paintings, decorative metalwork, textiles, ivories and ceramic wares.
A painted and gilt wooden statue of Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha in a monk's costume seated on a lotus belonging to the Ashikaga period (1334-1573) and a large decorated lantern from a Buddhist temple are the important exhibits. Other interesting exhibits are a wedding gown for the bride, some wonderful gold lacquer boxes, a set of charming dolls and a set of ivory figurines very cleverly carved in naturalistic manner. There are also several original ink paintings, colour prints and woodcuts, of which the colour reproductions of old temple frescoes are vivid and arresting.
Indian Art
Paintings and works of applied arts i.c., textiles, wood, ivory-work, jewelry, pottery etc. from the main contents of this section. It also contains later Gujarati and
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