Deux pages illustrées provenant d'un manuscrit religieux jaïn, Rajasthan, milieu du XIXème siècle Two illustrated leaves from a Jain religious manuscript Rajasthan, mid-19th Century nagari manuscript on paper written in black and red ink, illustrations in gouache and gold, margins ruled in red leaves 103 x 245 mm.(2) Footnotes: The illustrations depict jinas seated in the branches of a tree; and an event from the life of Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara: Mahavira, as a child, was taking part in a game of piggyback when a demon, Sangamaka, appeared in the form of a snake, twining itself round the trunk of a tree, as seen here, and then took the form of a child in order to disrupt the game. Mahavira defeated the demon and rode on his back. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing