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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject literary illustrations Level [40] File

1. Add Or 21

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Add Or 21
Title:
Barbad the minstrel, invisible in a tree, playing music to Khusraw and his courtiers
Scope & Content:
Barbad the minstrel, invisible in a tree, playing music to Khusraw and his courtiers, two of whom offer cups of wine. The miniature is numbered '14' in the outer margin. 12.5 by 12 cm. (ex Monif Collection, New York). Purchased, July 1953. For other miniatures detached from the same manuscr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 210

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Add Or 210
Title:
The murder of Siyawush
Scope & Content:
The murder of Siyawush. A trifle rubbed and discoloured. A variegated rocky landscape with the central group in the lower foreground; spectators in the upper part of the miniature have cast their crowns to the ground and make gestures of grief and dismay. 13 by 12 cm. (Sotheby's, 16.v.1955, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 2829

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Add Or 2829
Title:
Laila and Majnun
Scope & Content:
Laila and Majnun. Inscribed beneath: ‘Leilee & Mujnoon.’ 159 by 94 mm; page 250 by 183 mm. Laila visits Majnun on a terrace. Her camel is on the left.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 4685

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Add Or 4685
Title:
One of two illustrated pages from a dispersed manuscript of the Khamsa of Amir Khusraw of Delhi: The wayfarer and the sage who controls his tongue.
Scope & Content:
The wayfarer and the sage who controls his tongue, the traveller kneeling talking to the nimbate sage seated on the other side of a flowering plant. Two other plants at edges and curtain swags above complete the composition. A solid red background. Ink, and opaque water-colour on paper; size ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 4686

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Add Or 4686
Title:
One of two illustrated pages from a dispersed manuscript of the Khamsa of Amir Khusraw of Delhi: Khusrau questions Buzurg Umid on natural sciences.
Scope & Content:
Khusrau questions Buzurg Umid on natural sciences, the composition in two panels: on the right the bearded Khusrau talking to Buzurj Umid who waves a chowrie at him over a large-flowered plant, against a yellow background; on the left three courtiers stand listening against a red background. Cu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 5275

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Add Or 5275
Title:
Sukuntala Devotee Durbasha cursing Sukuntolla for not attending to him when he appeared before him. She was occupied with the thought of her lover.. Artist(s): Calcutta Art Studio (fl.1890s)
Scope & Content:
‘Hindu Sacred Pictures. Series B. No. 6. Sakuntala’ [Bengali and Hindi] ‘Durbasha cursing Sakuntola’ [together with the appropriate Sanskrit verse]. [Added caption:] ‘9. Sukuntala Devotee Durbasha cursing Sukuntolla for not attending to him when he appeared before him. She was occupied w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 5276

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Add Or 5276
Title:
Daghda Matsya Palayun Roasted fish being rewakened into life escaped into water from the hands of Chinta, queen to Shreebutsha Rajah, who is in distress through the influence of Saturn.. Artist(s): Calcutta Art Studio (fl.1890s)
Scope & Content:
‘Dagdha matsya phalayan’ [Bengali & Hindi] [Added caption:] ‘10. Daghda Matsya Palayun Roasted fish being rewakened into life escaped into water from the hands of Chinta, queen to Shreebutsha Rajah, who is in distress through the influence of Saturn.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 5277

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Add Or 5277
Title:
Damayanti Damayanti left alone in the wilderness by Nala Rajah, her husband, who lost his senses through the influence of Saturn. Artist(s): Calcutta Art Studio (fl.1890s)
Scope & Content:
‘Hindu Sacred Pictures. Series B. No. 2. Parityakta Damayanti’ [Bengali and Hindi] [Added caption:] ‘11. Damayanti Damayanti left alone in the wilderness by Nala Rajah, her husband, who lost his senses through the influence of Saturn.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 5291

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Add Or 5291
Title:
Madun Vasma The oriental cupid reduced to ashes by a flash from Siva’s forehead.. Artist(s): Calcutta Art Studio (fl.1890s)
Scope & Content:
‘Madan bhasma’ [Bengali and Hindi] ‘Madan vasma.’ [Added caption:] ‘25. Madun Vasma The oriental cupid reduced to ashes by a flash from Siva’s forehead.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 5317

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Add Or 5317
Title:
Nala-Damayanti The King Nala and his wife Damayanti in exile.. Artist(s): Calcutta Art Studio (fl.1890s)
Scope & Content:
‘Naladamayanti’ [Bengali and Hindi] Nala Damayanti. [Added caption missing: ‘ 51. Nala-Damayanti The King Nala and his wife Damayanti in exile.’]
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 Item