A "cosmic diagram" and a cosmic game of "snakes and ladders," 1700's-1800's
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"A Jain Cosmic Diagram, Jambudvpida, and A Game of 'Snakes and Ladders', Gyanbazi. India, Rajasthan, the Cosmic Diagram, Bikaner, 19th Century; 'Snakes and Ladders', late 18th Century.
The Cosmic Diagram painted on cloth in concentric circles
depicting
the Middle World with rivers filled with swimming fish and banks
of palm
trees, some inscriptions in Devanagari; the Game arranged in
rectangular
grid overlaid on a schematic figure with text in Devanagari
inscribed within
the squares interspersed with snakes and ladders and a row of
scenes from
hell below and pavillions with flying banners above with painted
floral
borders. The Cosmic Diagram; 16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm.); the
Game: 28½
x 23 7/8 in. (72.2 x 60.3 cm.)."
An "astrogram" and a chakra diagram from the 1700's/1800's
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"JAIN TANTRIC PAINTING, Property of a German Collector.
Lot Description: An Astrogram and a Chakra Diagram. India,
Rajasthan,
the Astrogram, 19th Century; the Chakra Diagram, 18th Century. The
Astrogram
featuring a figure curled within himself painted with auspicious
symbols
and chakras at various points of his body framed by floral
borders; the
other diagram of an upright figure in slight squat with chakras
painted
through the center of his body; both inscribed with text in
Devanagari.
The curled figure: 24 x 22½ in. (61 x 57 cm.); the other
figure:
20 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (52.4 x 30.4 cm.)."
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