Visualizing devotion : Jain embroidered shrine hangings /
"Visualizing Devotion: Jain Embroidered Shrine Hangings exhibition presented by the Fowler Museum at UCLA (November 20, 2022-April 16, 2023) highlighted Jain devotional textiles (choḍs) from the Ronald and Maxine Linde Collection, fashioned in the western Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, an...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
Fowler Museum at UCLA,
[2025]
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| Series: | Fowler Museum textile series ;
no. 17. |
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| Summary: | "Visualizing Devotion: Jain Embroidered Shrine Hangings exhibition presented by the Fowler Museum at UCLA (November 20, 2022-April 16, 2023) highlighted Jain devotional textiles (choḍs) from the Ronald and Maxine Linde Collection, fashioned in the western Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra and spanning four centuries of artistic production. Eye-catching works of velvet and sateen cloth lavishly embroidered with gold and silver gilt thread, choḍs depict scenes from Jain mythology, influential spiritual teachers, sacred sites, ritual traditions, and other crucial themes. This volume complements the exhibition and delves into the innovative material approaches taken by the creators of choḍs, the captivating religious stories they convey, and the social lives of these objects in Jain communities. Crafted by skilled artisans, these textiles offer a mode of devotional patronage to lay people, who frequently commission them as gifts for places of worship in recognition of deceased relatives or upon completion of important rituals, such as monastic initiation or a lengthy fast. In South Asia, they are most often displayed in temples, while in the United States they are more commonly utilized in homes"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 188 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-183). |
| ISBN: | 9780998044576 0998044571 |