658 Antique Jain Invitation Scroll - Rare Manuscript Painting origin_indochine These are works of 'naive'

These are  works of 'naive' art

Signs of wear and usage

Cotton base

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

658 Antique Jain Invitation Scroll - Rare Manuscript Painting origin_indochine These are works of 'naive'Antique 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