Bidspirit auction | An Indian Jain Bronze Shrine

An Indian Jain Bronze Shrine with Seated Tirthankara, 19th Century. The bronze cast as a portable Jain shrine centred with a seated Tirthankara figure in meditative posture upon a raised throne, hands resting in dhyana mudra. The figure is framed within an elaborate architectural arch, surmounted by a finial and flanked by numerous attendant figures arranged in tiered registers. The surrounding structure richly adorned with small sculpted figures, devotional scenes, and animal motifs, all contained within a pierced and relief-work framework. The lower section supported by a stepped base incorporating further miniature figures and decorative panels. The reverse engraved with Devanagari inscriptions across the arch and base panel. H: Approximately 25cm