Winnowing Machine Original inscriptions: ‘Diagram of a Winnowing machine. Explanation: A. Funnel admitting the paddy. B. Valve. C. Inclined plane allowing the cleansed paddy to sink. D. Husk thrown out through the opening. E. Cylinder supporting eight fans. F. Handle by which the fans are broug...
Plough Original inscriptions: ‘Plough worked with one or two bullocks. Chusan. Copied from Dr Cantor’s original. 1842’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Chinese Artist Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Krishna standing beneath a flowering tree wearing a peacock crown and carrying his flute and a jewelled cup watches his brother Balabhadra wielding a plough to divert the course of the Jumna river.
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Krishna standing beneath a flowering tree wearing a peacock crown and carrying his flute and a jewelled cup (gold flasks and another cup are at his feet), and coloured the same grey-blue colour as Rama beforehand, watches his brother Balabhadra wielding a plough against the rocks which have open...
Baladeva, white, crowned, jewelled and haloed, standing holding a plough in his right hand and a pestle in his left, with noticeable shadow to the right.
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Baladeva, white, crowned, jewelled and haloed, standing holding a plough in his right hand and a pestle in his left, with noticeable shadow to the right. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘baldev.’ ‘24. Baldaio or Bulbhader – Krishen’s brother armed with an Indian plough and a wooden rice pestle his...
Plants of My Native Place (Jiaxiang de zhiwu). . Artist(s): Cao Xingjun (b.1966)
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Print of a man in a field of corn, multi-block woodcut print with oil-based ink. Height 648mm, width 337mm (image). Published in von de Burg, Christer, The Art of Contemporary Chinese Woodcuts, Muban Foundation, London, 2003, p. 108-109 Also see Barker, David, ’60 Woodcut Prints, The Art of Co...
Sparrow Rock (Maque yan). . Artist(s): Xu Zhongou (b.1952)
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Print of rural scene, multi-block woodcut printed with oil-based ink. Height 890mm, width 498mm (image). The woodblock is part of the Chinese collection, shelfmark ORB MISC 29/28. Published in von de Burg, Christer, The Art of Contemporary Chinese Woodcuts, Muban Foundation, London, 2003, p. 19...