Vina playing. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A Woman playing on’ ‘the Beena, and a peacock dancing, an attendant with wine’. 174 by 104 mm; page 270 by 194 mm. A lady plays the ‘vina,’ with a peacock and a servant.
Add.Or.2811-2833 Twenty-three illustrations of ladies and mythology. Jaipur, c.1850. Mounted in an album (formerly Album 70); presented 21 April 1915. ...
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Add.Or.2811-2833 Twenty-three illustrations of ladies and mythology. Jaipur, c.1850. Mounted in an album (formerly Album 70); presented 21 April 1915. Gouache with gold; double borders of dark blue, pink or red. Note: These are all the work of a single artist. The variations in border colo...
Drinking. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A Woman drinking wine, and a female playing on the Tambora.’ 174 by 102 mm; page 270 by 194 mm. A lady drinks from a cup and bottle; a girl is before her with a ‘tambur.’
Siva puja. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A female performing the worship of Mahadave - she’ ‘is in the action of offering a Kumul flower to the God.’ 174 by 100 mm; page 211 by 195 mm. A lady makes an offering to Siva at a lingam shrine, and a girl servant stands behind her.
Tambur playing. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A Woman playing on the Tamboora accompanied by another instrument called the Duff.’ 170 by 102 mm; page 270 by 194 mm. A lady plays a ‘tambur’ on a terrace, and a girl plays a tambourine before her.
Kite flying. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A lady flying a Kite.’ 175 by 104 mm; page 272 by 203 mm. A lady flies a kite from a terrace; an attendant is before her.
A board game. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A Woman who is affected at the recital of the story of the one sitting before her.’ 171 by 103 mm; page 271 by 202 mm. A lady and her companion sit on a terrace with a game-board between them.
The toilet. Inscribed above: ‘Bathing. The attendant has a bottle of some kind of scented oil, which she is presenting to anoint the hair of her mistress.’ 170 by 103 mm; page 273 by 195 mm. A lady is at her toilet on a terrace with a servant.
Reading. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A female sitting and looking into the Shukna wallee, to Know her fortune’ -. 165 by 103 mm; page 268 by 193 mm. A lady kneels on a terrace with a reading-stand, and a servant stands in attendance. Note: The ‘Sakunavali’ is one of the principal books of divinat...
A lady and deer. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A Woman feeding an antelope and smoking a Hooka which is carried after her.’ 163 by 101 mm; page 268 by 192 mm. A lady is on a terrace with a deer, holding the mouthpiece of a hookah which is borne by a servant.