2 leaves on paper from a Jain holy book, western India, probably 16th century, approx. 11x25 cm (miniatures), 26.5x41 cm and 26.5x40 cm (overall) (damages)

2 leaves on paper from a Jain holy book, western India, probably 16th century, approx. 11x25 cm (miniatures), 26.5x41 cm and 26.5x40 cm (overall) (damages)

Overall wear to the surfaces

Some tears

Damages

Some holes

Wear of the polychromy

Some stains

Embossed ‘textile’ under one folio (visible through holes caused by damages)

Label with information on the back of one of the folios: ‘Galerie Cour-Du-Cygne, Bourg-De-Four 9, 1204 Genève’, ‘manuscrit Jain’, ‘15eme’. Handwritten information on the back: ‘Page from the Kalp sutra = Jain bible’.

Handwritten information on the back of the other folio: "16e, Mahavina, qui est le fondateur de la religion Jain, écriture phali, enseignements du Mahavina"

Lacks to the surfaces