Description
The first to achieve liberation, according to followers of Jainism, is the golden Jina named Rishabha. He is shown seated in glory on the first page of a Sanskrit text on yoga and meditation. This manuscript begins on the verso; the recto was left blank.
Provenance
(Sander L. Feldman, Washington, DC, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1971); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1971–)
Accession Number
1971.128
Medium
Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 5.3 x 30.2 cm (2 1/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
