Inscribed on reverse: '‘Biswa-roop’ - ‘The all-powerful’ a form of Vishnu, or Krishna, especially worshipped at the festival of the Indra Jatra'. Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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Inscribed on reverse: ‘‘Biswa-roop’ - ‘The all-powerful’ a form of Vishnu, or Krishna, especially worshipped at the festival of the Indra Jatra’. Water-colour; 38.5 by 28 cm.
(i) The five Jinas of Buddhism. (ii) Consorts to the five Jinas. (iii) Five great Bodhisattvas. Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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(i) The five Jinas of Buddhism: Vairocana. ‘1st Vairochana to the right hand of Akshobe, ie to the S.E.’ Aksobhya. ‘2nd Akshobé or Akshobya faces to the East’. Ratnasambhava. ‘3rd Ratnasambhava faces to the South’. Amitabha. ‘4th Amitabha faces to the West’. Amoghasiddhi. ‘5th Amoghasi...
The Buddhist Emblems. 'Ashta - Mangal; or the ‘Eight signs of Good Fortune'. Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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The Buddhist Emblems. ‘Ashta - Mangal; or the ‘Eight signs of Good Fortune -vol. 2, p.50’. ‘1st’. ‘The ‘Siri Buksh’ or chest mark of Vishnu’. ‘2nd. The Padma, ‘Kanwal’ or Lotus-flower’. 3’rd. The ‘Nishan’, ‘Dhoje’ or standard-head’. ‘4th. The ‘Kalas’ or water-ewer’. ‘5th. A pair of ‘c...
'Hitthee at Mahadeo-Khola. Kukunnie. Oct. 20th 1857' and on original mount: '‘Hitthee’ or Spring near Colonel Powah. Octr. 1857'. Artist(s): Oldfield, Margaret Alicia (1835-1929)
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‘Hitthee at Mahadeo-Khola. Kukunnie. Oct. 20th 1857’ and on original mount:’ ‘Hitthee’ or Spring near Colonel Powah. Octr. 1857’. Sepia wash; 29.5 by 23 cm.
Inscribed on reverse: 'Ruins of Oka Bungalow. October 1857' and on original mount: 'The ruins of ‘Okah’ Powah (Colonel Thoresby’s bungalow). Oct 1857'. Artist(s): Oldfield, Margaret Alicia (1835-1929)
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Inscribed on reverse: ‘Ruins of Oka Bungalow. October 1857’ and on original mount:’ The ruins of ‘Okah’ Powah (Colonel Thoresby’s bungalow). Oct 1857’. Sepia wash; 22 by 28.8 cm.
'Gowree-Ghat. Pushputtinath. 11th November 1857' and on orignal mount: 'Gowrie-Ghat-Pushputti. November 1857'. Artist(s): Oldfield, Margaret Alicia (1835-1929)
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‘Gowree-Ghat. Pushputtinath. 11th November 1857’ and on orignal mount:’ Gowrie-Ghat-Pushputti. November 1857’. Sepia wash; 22.8 by 28 cm.