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591. Add Or 3669

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Add Or 3669
Title:
The Chandana Jatra. A tank of black water studded with white flowers.
Scope & Content:
The Candana Jatra. A tank of black water studded with white flowers. On it two large boats in white and madder with raised-up ends. In the centre of each, a white shrine-like structure composed of three vertical towers tipped like lingams. On the left inside the ‘shrine’ a lithe black figure...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
1 Item

592. Add Or 3670

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Add Or 3670
Title:
The gods stand on pipal leaves, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Jagannath.
Scope & Content:
The gods stand on pipal leaves. Balabhadra, Subadhra and Jagannatha backed by three large pipal leaves stand in angular troughs of waves on a band of black water sprinkled with green leaves and white flowers. In the water two large fishes. Balabhadra and Jagannatha are shown as post-like figu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
1 Item

593. Add Or 3671

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3671
Title:
The gods meet the milkmaid.
Scope & Content:
The gods meet the milkmaid. A version of Add.Or.3663 but with the following significant details. Balabhadra on a black horse is dressed in green and has a white face, hands and feet. Jagannatha on a white horse has a black face but is otherwise entirely yellow. Balabhadra has wooden ‘arms’ s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
1 Item

594. Add Or 3672

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3672
Title:
The gods in their temple car preceded by a rider on a blue horse
Scope & Content:
Similar to 3841 but substituting a blue elephant for the blue horse. 245 by 250 mm. Note: The insertion of the blue elephant is perhaps inspired by the Asnan jatra or festival of the bath. ‘At this festival’, writes Stirling, ‘Jagannatha and his brother, after undergoing certain ablutions, as...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
1 Item

595. Add Or 3673

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3673
Title:
The Jagannatha trio in the setting of the Puri temple
Scope & Content:
A coarse and summary version of Add.Or.3664 and 3665 retaining the band of avataras at the top with Jagannatha inserted in the ninth place; replacing Brahma by a priest, and concentrating mainly on the trio shown as posts with large round heads and upraised wooden ‘arms’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
1 Item

596. Add Or 3674

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3674
Title:
The Jagannatha trio in the setting of the Puri temple.
Scope & Content:
Similar to above but with the omission of the tenth avatara, Kalki, and on each side the substitution of five small flanking shrines like lingams with lighted lamps. Note: For the lingam-like shrines or niches, compare Add.Or.3669.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
1 Item

597. Add Or 3675

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3675
Title:
The Jagannatha trio in the setting of the Puri temple.
Scope & Content:
A version of Add.Or.3664-5, but with the temple surrounded by a wandering boundary wall and with the inclusion of numerous summarily indicated details. In the central shrine, Balabhadra and Jagannatha as in Add.Or.3841. Below them a second trio, the posts being replaced by cushion-like stumps....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
1 Item

598. Add Or 3675-3676

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3675-3676
Title:
Add.Or.3675-3676 Two paintings depicting the Jagannatha trio in the setting of the Puri temple. By a citrakar of Puri, Puri district, Orissa, early-ni ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3675-3676 Two paintings depicting the Jagannatha trio in the setting of the Puri temple. By a citrakar of Puri, Puri district, Orissa, early-nineteenth century. Gouache and earth-colours on prepared cloth; varying sizes. Acquired by W.G. Archer from members of the painter community in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
2 items

599. Add Or 3676

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3676
Title:
The Jagannatha trio in the setting of the Puri temple.
Scope & Content:
A summary version of Add.Or.3665 executed with clumsy rapidity and omitting the great majority of details including the boundary wall. On the right, three lingam-like temple-cars. Jagannatha barely discernible as an avatara, Kalki a meaningless squiggle. 165 by 190 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1820
Extent:
1 Item

600. Add Or 3677

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3677
Title:
The Jagannatha trio in the setting of the Puri temple.
Scope & Content:
A version of Add.Or.3664-5, with backgrounds liberally dotted, Siva standing to the left of the shrine, a great snake above him, the untouchables’ Jagannatha figure at the base, a tiny black figure inside a lingam symbolising the Candana Jatra and a line of nine avataras at the top, ending with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item