Mirza Muhammad Azam Shah celebrating Holi
Lucknow, circa 1780
Calligraphic panel signed by Hafiz Nurullah verso.
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; the ruler embraces a courtesan in the center of celebrations surrounded by other members of the zenana and female musicians. Each figure is atti...
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Krishna and Balarama celebrating holi with Radha, squirting orange and yellow dye from a palace courtyard up at Radha and the gopis standing at windows above.
Ellora: Bodhisattvas on the right side of the shrine in the Tin Thal (top), Sculpture in the Tin Thal Cave (bottom) - 1877
By Draughtsman: Jayrao Raghoba (fl. 1875)
Illustration of sculptures from Tin Thal, Cave XII at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [from the] Report on the Elura ...
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Ellora: Sculptures from Kailasa (top), Kailasa in front of the Vimana (bottom centre), Lions on the Roof (bottom left) - 1876
By Draughtsman: Jayrao Raghoba (fl. 1875)
Kailasanatha [Kailasa] Temple, cave XVI, at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Buddhist and B...
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Ellora: Pillar of the Nave Vishvakarma (left), Pillar under the gallery in Vishvakarma Cave (right) - 1877
By Draughtsman: Dinkar Moreshwar (fl. 1875)
Illustrations of pillars from the Vishvakarma Cave from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [from the] Report on the Elura Caves.' The spectacular ...
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Ellora: Mahayogi in Dumar Lena (top left), south Dwarpalas in Dumar Lena (top right), Figure from Dumar Lena- front and side profile (bottom) - 1877
By Draughtsman: Jayrao Raghoba (fl. 1875)
Illustration of sculptures from Dhumar Lena, Cave XXIX at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings ...
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Pahari school miniature painting
Punjab Hills, 19th Century
Framed and glazed; opaque water colors on paper; circa 1840-1850, finely detailed depicting Shiva and Parvati with Ganesha and Skanda happily seated together upon a tiger rug on Mount Kailasa, Shiva's matted hair encircling them and for...
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Illustration to a Krishna Rukmini series: Krishna and Shiva meet.
Garhwal, circa 1840
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Krishna drawn in chariot with attendants and soldiers meeting Siva approaching on Nandi. The foreground is littered with slain combatants.
Brahmanical temple cloth of coarse cotton fabric painted, chiefly in red and black, with Vaishnava subjects illustrating the incarnations (avatares) of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Brush drawing, Lakshmana preparing meal for Rama and Sita, ink on paper, Kangra, 19th century
Brush drawing in ink on paper, from a charcoal outline transferred from a pinhole stencil, Lakshman is preparing a meal for his brother Rama, and Sita. Lakshman bends over a log fire in rocky, wooded ...
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Painting, Small Clive Album p. 83, ladies feasting and drinking wine, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, early 18th century.
The painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, shows a group of ladies and their female attendants at leisure under an orange awning fixed to a pavili...
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"Paithan" painting depicting the meeting of HanumÄn and Sita in Ravana's garden which is shown as a toddy palm plantation as exists in Andhra Pradesh. The diminutive HanumÄn has an extraordinarily long tail wound around the palmyra trees while he talks to Sita.
A portrait of Mahaprabha Thampuratti of Mavelikkara, Raja Ravi Varma's daughter holding her daughter H.H. Sethu Lakshmi Bayi who became the Maharani Regent of Travancore - 1893
Title: There Comes Papa.
By Raja Ravi Varma
Location: Kowdiar Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
This rosewood box was made in Travancore (modern-day Kerala). It has mounted plaques of koftgari work. Koftgari is the technique of inlaying pure silver or, less frequently, gold wire, into a steel ground. The designs worked on these plaques represent birds...
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Bhairava, clad in an elephant skin and a tiger's hide, with the goddess Varahi seated on an elephant. He is pictured with his attributes of a drum, a corpse, a trident, a bowl, a stick and a deer in his six hands. The goddess is identified by her attributes of a plough, a sacred tree, an elephant...
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