Parshvnath

Parshvnath

Size: 13.6 x 9.6 in (34.6 x 24.4 cm)
Date of printing: 1910s-1920s

Parshvanatha (or Parshvnath) was the 23rd of the 24 Tirthankaras. The Jain literature places him between the 9th and 8th centuries BC. His animal emblem is the multi-headed cobra. The hood of the snake is painted above the Parshvanatha’s head.