658 Antique Jain Invitation Scroll - Rare Manuscript Painting origin_indochine Antique Java Batik Art on

Antique Java Batik Art on Silk Shawl / Stole

Cotton base

Job's Tear Seed Embroidery

Each day of the five-day week is a horizontal row

Motifs of camels and girls flowers - very rustic and endearing

658 Antique Jain Invitation Scroll - Rare Manuscript Painting origin_indochine Antique Java Batik Art onAntique Jain Invitation Scroll Rare Manuscript Painting This is an old Jain Patrika, painted scroll a ceremonial scroll invitation letter, sent to religious heads. This rare scroll has been painstakingly hand painted by local artists under directions of the Sangha for a Jain saint, inviting him to stay and conduct the four months Chaturmas in their town. This practice of all Jain saints camping at one place for four months during the monsoon months is