Letters would be rolled up and inserted in the container. A leather strap held the top on with a loop created by the leather strap placed on the pommel of a saddle.
The two signatures were obtained at the wedding of Anuj Ambalal and Sujata Mehta which the two artists attending. Lacking a sheet of paper they signed a napkin, and, alas, over time the ink has faded the signatures can no longer be seen.
This Ganesh is a portrayal of an incident when Shiva returned. Namely a younger sister was so afraid of the stranger she jumped into a barrel of salt. When the situation calmed down she could not be found for some time. Ganesh holds the lid of the salt barrel. Also interesting about this Ganesh is his trunk. There no longer are elephants on the ...
Usually a symbol is placed in the upright rectangle to identify which of the 24 Jain tirthankars is portrayed. This work however lacks this identification.
