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A RARE JAIN 'NAVATTATVA PURUSHAKARA YANTRA' PAINTING OF THE COSMIC PARSHVANATHA, INDIA, GUJARAT,
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04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天2小时
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16TH-17TH CENTURYOpaque watercolors on cloth. This fine painting is a type of meditative picture consisting of a cosmic diagram superimposed on the seated figure of Parshvanatha, one of the principal deities of the Jain religion. Similar in concept and function to Buddhist mandalas, the mystic diagram is dominated by linked squares and circles representing the Jain cosmos. The nine interconnected circles represent the continents, mountains, and rivers of the universe. Symmetrically balanced on either side of Parsvanatha are subsidiary Jain deities, and the plants and animals of the mortal realm.The painting contains extensive, skillfully written inscriptions in pothi-style Devanagari script, presenting explanatory text and precise cosmological measurements drawn from the Jain Sangraha?i tradition, a corpus of texts devoted to systematic descriptions of the universe and its structure.Provenance: Collection of Guy Maréchal, Belgium, thence by direct descent to his son Olivier Maréchal. Guy Maréchal (1949-2025) was a Belgian entrepreneur whose unconventional industrial and financial career laid the groundwork for the formation of his Asian art collection. After beginning his professional life as an officer in the Belgian army, he went on to achieve significant success as an independent insurance broker. In the mid-1990s and early 2000s, Maréchal redirected his expertise toward the Asian art market. He sourced works directly in China and India, particularly in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, supplying French auction houses. Following a major health event in 2006, Guy Maréchal withdrew from commercial activity to become an author and public speaker. He published several works, including Rescapé de la Mort, recounting his recovery after a 51-day coma. Olivier Maréchal (b. 1973) is a noted Belgian collector and dealer specializing in the arts of India, Vietnam, and Thailand. He began his career in the mid-1990s, learning from his father who helped him with his first purchases. He later managed Surya Gallery in Brussels, Belgium.Condition: Good condition with old wear, little soiling, minor creasing and small losses to pigments.Dimensions: Size incl. mounting 112.5 x 122.5 cm (incl. green panel)Mounted on a green silk panel.Surviving examples of large Jain paintings of this age and size are extremely rare. Generally, only manuscript paintings survive from this period, which do not allow for the level of artistic elaboration seen in the present painting. This work may be understood as a purushakara yantra—a diagram in which the cosmos is mapped onto a human form. In place of the seven centers familiar from other Indian anthropocosmic schemata, the body of the Jina is integrated with nine ritual discs, which may be read as visual correlates of the navatattva, the nine fundamental principles of Jain philosophy governing bondage and liberation.Literature comparison:Compare a near identical cosmic diagram depicting Parshvanatha, dated c. 1525, 78.7 x 68.6 cm, in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 97.77.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2025, lot 576 Price: USD 38,100 or approx. EUR 32,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A Jain mandala depicting Parsvanatha, Western India, Gujarat or Rajasthan, 17th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of painting and subject, albeit with a mandala as opposed to the present cosmic diagram. Note the size (112 x 80 cm).

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