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91. Add Or 4577

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Add Or 4577
Title:
Siva and Parvati above, and King Mangala and his minister Sukra below. Simulia, Calcutta. Artist(s): Ramdhan Svarnakar (fl. 1850-1870)
Scope & Content:
Siva and Parvati above, and King Mangala and his minister Sukra below. Engraved in Bengali: above: ‘sri sri haraparbbati sambada. 17.’; on the image: ‘sri ramadhan svarnakarer khodita sam. simulya, sudi padate bati’; below: ‘atha mangala raja tasya mantri sukra’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1855
Extent:
1 Item

92. Add Or 4555

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4555
Title:
Durga on her lion fighting with Mahisasura. Artist(s): Madhav Chandra Das (fl.1850-1870)
Scope & Content:
Durga on her lion fighting with Mahisasura. Engraved in Bengali on tree: ‘sri madhabacandra daser khodita’; and on shield: ‘mosasure begha’. By Madhabachandra Das. 25.5 by 36 cm. Note: Another copy of Add.Or.4550 above.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1855
Extent:
1 Item

93. Add Or 4549

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4549
Title:
Lava and Kusa fighting off Rama's army. Sobhabazar, Calcutta. Artist(s): Krishna Chandra, of Bottala (fl.mid 19th century)
Scope & Content:
Lava and Kusa fighting off Rama’s army following the sacrificial horse, with Sita above in Valmiki’s hermitage. Engraved in Bengali: ‘sri krsnacandra. lavakuser yuddha. janaki.’ By Krishna Chandra, of Sobhabazar. 27 by 36 cm. Note: This is apparently from the same block reproduced by Paul ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1855
Extent:
1 Item

94. Add Or 4554

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4554
Title:
Battle between Ravana and the monkeys. Artist(s): Madhav Chandra Das (fl.1850-1870)
Scope & Content:
Battle between Ravana and the monkeys, with Rama coming up in his battle- chariot. Engraved in Bengali: ‘ramarabaner yuddha. jambaban laksman bibhisan. sri madhabacandra daser khudita’. By Madhabachandra Das, Calcutta. 25.5 by 38 cm. Note: Another copy of Add.Or.4545 above.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1855
Extent:
1 Item

95. Add Or 4527

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4527
Title:
Kali standing on Siva, one hand holding a severed head, a crow drinking the dripping blood
Scope & Content:
Kali standing on Siva, one hand holding a severed head, a crow drinking the dripping blood. Note: Over a lithographed outline. Published: Jain, Jyotindra, 'Kalighat Painting, Images of a Changing World', Mapin Publishing, 1999, fig 29, p. 39
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1855
Extent:
1 Item

96. Add Or 4574

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4574
Title:
A nautch attended by Bengalis and Europeans, intended to be a portayal of the Kali Yuga. Artist(s): Jadavendra Karmakar (fl.1850s)
Scope & Content:
A nautch attended by Bengalis and Europeans, with two dancing girls and musicians, intended to be a portayal of the Kali Yuga. Engraved in Bengali: ‘sri jadabendra karmakarer krta sam. bardaman bada bajarate ei chapa paibe kalirajar sabha’, and inscribed in pencil: ‘The last age. The court of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1855
Extent:
1 Item

97. Add Or 4557

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4557
Title:
Radha and gopis in a peacock boat being steered by Krishna. Sambazar, Calcutta. Artist(s): Ganganarayan Ghosh (fl.1850s)
Scope & Content:
Radha and gopis in a peacock boat being steered by Krishna. Engraved in Bengali: ‘sri ganganarayana ghos sam, sambajar’ . By Ganganarayan Ghosh of Shambazar. 24.5 by 35 cm. Note: Compare Add.Or.1862, another version of the same subject by Gobindachandra Ray.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1855
Extent:
1 Item