A large Jain cosmological chart representing the earth as part of the cosmos (jampudvipa) Rajasthan, 19th Century gouache on cloth, numerous inscriptions in nagari script, framed 85 x 85 cm. Footnotes: For a very similar jampudvipa see Christie's New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 21st September 2007, lot 279. There is a discussion of their function and symbolism in Tantra, Arts Council exhibition, Hayward Gallery, London, 1971, pp. 57-60. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com