A JAIN 'ELEPHANT SHAKING A TREE' WOOD PANELIndia, Jaipur, late 18th to early 19th century. Watercolors and gilt on wood panel. Depicting an elephant and a man shaking a large tree, attempting to catch two rats on a branch, in order to feed them to snakes in a large basin below, two deities riding an elephant and looking on from the clouds above.Provenance: From a British private collection. Old inscription 'A Jain Panel' to reverse.Condition: Good original condition with wear, soiling, losses, and flaking. Two nails and wire to the reverse for wall attachment.Weight: 1,291 gDimensions: Size 38.2 x 27 cmThe outer borders with flowers on scrolling leafy vines. Inscriptions within oval cartouches on the tree and one inscription below the deities.