Search

Collection Area Visual Arts Project / Collection Archer Collection

181. Add Or 3328

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3328
Title:
Design for a wall-painting divided into six panels depicting Kali and other divinities
Scope & Content:
Design for a wall-painting divided into six panels depicting Kali; the tortoise incarnation of Visnu ‘(kurma avatara);’ the fish incarnation of Visnu ‘(matsya avatara);’ Siva; Brahma; Ganesa. Figures surrounded by auspicious peacocks and lotuses. 330 by 405 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

182. Add Or 3329

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3329
Title:
Design for a wall painting divided into nine panels with various divinities
Scope & Content:
Design for a wall-painting divided into nine panels depicting: Siva; Ganesa with his rat; Visnu; Brahma holding leaves of a manuscript inscribed ‘ram, ram’, Kartikeya on a peacock; Visnu as Narasimha; Hanuman (?); Boar incarnation of Visnu ‘(varaha avatara);’ Ganga on a water-monster. 330 by 40...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

183. Add Or 3330

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3330
Title:
Design for a wall painting divided into nine panels depicting: various divinities
Scope & Content:
Design for a wall painting divided into nine panels depicting: Siva and Parvati with the bull Nandi, inscribed: ‘sri mahadevji;’ Kali trampling on Siva, inscribed: ‘sri kalika’; the boar incarnation of Visnu ‘(varaha avatara),’ inscribed: ‘sri varaha rup’ and’ ram ram;’ Brahma, inscribed: ‘sri b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-40
Extent:
1 Item

184. Add Or 3330-3331

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3330-3331
Title:
Add.Or.3330-3331 Two designs of wedding and religious subjects. By Maithil Kayasth women from the household of Bangali Das, village Darema, p.s. Darbh ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3330-3331 Two designs of wedding and religious subjects. By Maithil Kayasth women from the household of Bangali Das, village Darema, p.s. Darbhanga, Darbhanga district, Bihar, c.1920-40. Coloured inks. Presented to W.G. Archer by the household, 1940. Purchased 1974. Note: Aide-mémoi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1940
Extent:
2 items

185. Add Or 3331

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3331
Title:
Design of lotus circles (Kamalban). Seven lotus circles, the central one pierced by a "bamboo tree".
Scope & Content:
Design of lotus circles( ‘kamalban’). Seven lotus circles, the central one pierced by a ‘bamboo tree’. In the lower corners (left) the bride and bridegroom in a palanquin and (right) Siva, Parvati and Nandi. Fishes, turtles, parrots, flowers, suns and moons scattered throughout. 330 by 405 m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1940
Extent:
1 Item

186. Add Or 3332

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3332
Title:
Design of lotus circles. Seven lotus circles, the central one pierced by a "bamboo tree". Parrots around the side.
Scope & Content:
Design of lotus circles ‘(kamalban).’ Seven lotus circles, the central one pierced by a ‘bamboo tree’. Parrots around the sides. By a Maithil Kayasth woman from the household of Markanda Jha, village Basauli, p.s. Madhubani, Darbhanga district, Bihar, c.1920-40. Coloured ink; 330 by 405 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1940
Extent:
1 Item

187. Add Or 3333

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3333
Title:
Caitanya, six armed, holding attributes of Rama and Krishna
Scope & Content:
Visnu, six armed, standing on a lotus pedestal, two green arms holding a bow (Rama), two blue hands holding a flute (Krishna), two yellow arms holding other attributes. 445 by 280 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item

188. Add Or 3333-3342

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3333-3342
Title:
Add.Or.3333-3342 Ten paintings illustrating: (a) four religious subjects (b) six scenes of current Calcutta life. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1865. Water- ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3333-3342 Ten paintings illustrating: (a) four religious subjects (b) six scenes of current Calcutta life. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1865. Water-colour and silver paint; various sizes. Purchased by W.G. Archer in London, December, 1970. Purchased 1974. Note: Similar in style to Add.Or...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864-1866
Extent:
10 items

189. Add Or 3334

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3334
Title:
Siva carrying the infant Ganesa, Parvati beside them.
Scope & Content:
Siva carrying the infant Ganesa, Parvati beside them. 455 by 280 mm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item

190. Add Or 3335

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3335
Title:
Parvati nursing the baby Ganesa
Scope & Content:
Parvati nursing the baby Ganesa. 455 by 280 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item