Enthroned Jina Attended by a Yaksha, a Yakshi, and Chauri-Bearers
This Digambara icon from the Deccan shows a jina meditating beneath a flowering tree, follow the conventions seen in Buddhist sculptures of the period. As in Buddhist images, the jina is flanked by attendants—the nature-deity yaksha and yakshi replacing the bodhisattvas—and fly-whisk bearers gesturing their readiness to fan him. A lion-supported throne and triple umbrellas confirm the regal status. Rock-cut versions of such compositions appear frequently in the Pandyan territories of northern Tamil Nadu in the eighth and ninth centuries, a date range to which this bronze can be assigned.
Artwork Details
- Title: Enthroned Jina Attended by a Yaksha, a Yakshi, and Chauri-Bearers
- Period: Chalukyan period
- Date: 9th–10th century
- Culture: India (Karnataka)
- Medium: Copper alloy
- Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
- Object Number: 1987.142.335
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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