Science and Art of Calligraphy and Painting

Author(s): S Andhare
Publisher: Indian National Science Academy

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28 the existance of the tradition of cloth painting in the early period. But cloth being perishable matrial, a few examples of cloth paintings are surviving, whose antiquity does not go beyond the 14th Century A.D.
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A substantial quantum of this type of Jain Monumental Painting belongs to the category of painted scrollas and patas It includes long and narrow scrolls on cloth and paper called Vijnyptipatras (letters of invitations or pardon), Farmans (grants) Panchatirthi Patas (paintings depicting pilgrimage centers), Tantric or Mantra patas, cosmological patas, charts etc.
Since acquisition of long and narrow strips of paper was not easy in the olden days, two, or three or even more sheets of paper were pasted togather lengthwise. to obtain a desired length. Similarly, cloth was also cut as per requirement and used. Such long and blank scrolls were available with the painters who painted them as per specific orders of the customer. These are called as tippanas in Gujarati.
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Shridhar Andhare, Jain Monumental Paintings P. 77 The Peaceful Librerators ed. P. Pal. 1994. L.A.C.M. New York.
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A detail of a Vijnyaptipatra