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1. 455.c.8(59)

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455.c.8(59)
Title:
'Specimen of Hindoo Sculpture on the Gate of Diamonds at Dhuboy Jam Forbes, 1781.' Pl. 59, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 2. London: 1813. Artist(s): Jarry, J., after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Scope & Content:
'Specimen of Hindoo Sculpture on the Gate of Diamonds at Dhuboy Jam Forbes, 1781.' Pl. 59, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 2. London: 1813.. Artist(s): Jarry, J., after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812-1813
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add MS 5639.

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 5639.
Title:
Persian version of the Mahabharata translated by Naqib Khan and others, vol.2. One double-page and thirty-three single miniatures from Murshidabad c. 1780 bound in when in Sir Elijah Impey's collection.
Scope & Content:
Persian version of the Mahabharata translated by Naqib Khan and others, vol.2. One double-page and thirty-three single miniatures from Murshidabad c. 1780 bound in when in Sir Elijah Impey's collection.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1761-1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add MS 15504

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Add MS 15504
Title:
Copies of paintings inside a temple at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Scope & Content:
This manuscript, collected in the 1780s, contains copies of paintings inside a south Indian temple at Madurai named the 'Choukie Lingum'. It was commissioned by a British surgeon named David Simpson and the paintings were made by a local artist. Part A of Add.15504 contains 30 painted panels (...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780s
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 20

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Add Or 20
Title:
Rama with Hanuman
Scope & Content:
Rama with Hanuman. Kangra, c.1800. Purchased from Alister Matthews, December 1950. Gouache, with gold; decorated dark blue border on sprinkled pink margin. 202 by 158 mm; page 250 by 223 mm. Rama with four attendants is riding a white horse in a hilly landscape, preceded by an attendant and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 26

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Add Or 26
Title:
Radha makes love to Krishna
Scope & Content:
An illustration to the Rasikapriya of Keshav Das. Kangra, c.1820. Purchased March 1955. Inscribed on reverse with seven lines of Hindi verse from the ‘Rasikapriya’ of Keshav Das. Gouache with gold; oval with yellow borders heightened with gold; spandrels with floral motifs and white decorati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 911

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Add Or 911
Title:
Kali and Jagaddhatri fighting the Asuras. Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860-1870)
Scope & Content:
Illustration of a religious subject. Kali and Jagaddhatri (a form of Durga) fighting the Asuras. By Hira Lal Karmakar, Bottala, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Inscribed: ‘64. Kali and Jagadhatri fiting (sic) with Asuras;’ engraved in roman characters: ‘H.L.K.’ Coloured wood-engraving; 250 by 356 mmi ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 913

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Add Or 913
Title:
The death of Shumbha, King of the Asuras. Sobhabazar, Calcutta. Artist(s): Madhav Chandra Das (fl.1850-1870)
Scope & Content:
Illustration of a religious subject. The death of Sumbha, king of the Asuras. By Madhav Candra Das, Sobhabazar, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Inscribed: ‘73. The death of Shambhu King of the Asuras;’ engraved in Bengali characters: ‘sumbha nisumbher juddhya’ (Battle of Sumbha and Nisumbha). ‘sri mad...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 916

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Add Or 916
Title:
Chaitanya Deva, in six-armed form, bearing the attributes of Rama and Krishna. Advaita and Nityananda on the left, two other disciples on the right.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of a religious subject. Caitanya Deva, in six-armed form, bearing the attributes of Rama and Krishna. Advaita and Nityananda on the left, two other disciples on the right. By a karmakar, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Inscribed: ‘58. sharrabhuja’ (six handed) ‘mahapruvu’ (Mahaprabhu). Co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 917

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Add Or 917
Title:
Four illustrations on one sheet: (1) Sundar (the lover-thief) riding to Burdwan; (2) the Kotwal arresting him; (3) women visiting an ascetic; (4) a mail coach. Bottala and Kombuleetola, Calcutta. Artist(s): Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860-70) and Gopi Charan Svarnakar (fl.1860-70)
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of literary and popular subjects. Four on one sheet. Three are illustrations of a Bengali poem, the ‘Bidyasundar’ showing (i) Sundar (the lover-thief) riding to Burdwan; (2) the kotwal arresting him; (3) women visiting an ascetic; (4) a mail coach. By Hira Lal Karmakar of Bottal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 918

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 918
Title:
Four illustrations on one sheet: Two depicting the teacher Vaisampayan telling the story of the Mahabharata to Raja Janmejaya; one showing a railway train and one a ferry steamer. Hoglakunda and Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Panchanan Karmakar (fl.1850s) and Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860s)
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of mythological, religious and popular subjects. Four on one sheet. Two depict the teacher Vaisampayan telling the story of the ‘Mahabharata’ to Raja Janamejaya; one shows a railway train and one a ferry steamer. By Pancanan Karmakar, Hoglakunda, and Hira Lal Karmakar, Bottala, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1860
Extent:
1 Item