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112. Add Or 4207
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4207
- Title:
- Two standing Saiva ascetics, dressed in saffron robes, one a Kanphat yogi playing a sarangi, the other a Jangama (Lingayat) priest wearing a feathered turban and long braids of hair, and carrying a bell.
- Scope & Content:
- Two standing Saiva ascetics, dressed in saffron robes, one a Kanphat yogi playing a ‘sarangi’, the other a Jangama (Lingayat) priest wearing a feathered turban and long braids of hair, and carrying a bell.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1807-1810
- Extent:
- 1 Item
113. Add Or 4267
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4267
- Title:
- An ascetic wearing chains approaching an old man with a rosary.
- Scope & Content:
- An ascetic wearing chains approaching an old man with a rosary. The old man appears to be a Muslim. A mosque and a grave are in the background. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘A Byraggee an Hindoo Pilgrim’. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1790
- Extent:
- 1 Item
114. Add Or 4289
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4289
- Title:
- A Saint Hindoo conveyed by his Disciples, in an open litter on their shoulders.
- Scope & Content:
- A Hindu Saint conveyed in an open litter accompanied by musicians and devotees. Inscribed on the opposite page: ‘A Saint Hindoo conveyed by his Disciples’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1790
- Extent:
- 1 Item
115. Add Or 4297-4298
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4297-4298
- Title:
- The Sheep Eater of Fatehgarh, a consecutive action sequence on two sheets of paper
- Scope & Content:
- The Sheep Eater of Fatehgarh, a consecutive action sequence on two sheets of paper, in the first of which an ascetic is shown, from left to right: standing ready; holding a sheep by its back with his teeth; holding the sheep down on its back; ripping open its belly with its teeth; holding the ca...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1796
- Extent:
- 1 Item
116. Add Or 4363
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4363
- Title:
- The Sheep Eater; seven stages in a man's consumption of a sheep, illustrated in consecutive sequence
- Scope & Content:
- The Sheep Eater; seven stages in a man’s consumption of a sheep, illustrated in consecutive sequence from right to left. Only the ground is shaded while the sky is left blank. By a Calcutta artist, c.1795-1800. Inscribed above in ink: ‘Jura Geer Berah Geer the famous Sheep Eater from Surong ne...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1795-1800
- Extent:
- 1 Item
117. Add Or 4371
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4371
- Title:
- A page with studies of four heads, of lay Vaishnavas and their wives.
- Scope & Content:
- A page with studies of four heads, of lay Vaishnavas and their wives. In the upper pair, the man, who wears a red Maratha turban, wears the ‘tilaka’ of the Tenkalai Shri-Vaishnavas, of white, U-shaped, extending downwards onto the nose, and a flame-like yellow ‘bindu’ within. His wife has a si...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1850
- Extent:
- 1 Item
118. Add Or 4379
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4379
- Title:
- A dasari mendicant, wearing the Tenkalai sect-mark, rudraksa rosaries, and various brass gongs slung about him, including one with Hanuman engraved upon it, blowing a conch and holding an incense brazier.
- Scope & Content:
- A ‘dasari’ mendicant, wearing the Tenkalai sect-mark, ‘rudraksa’ rosaries, and various brass gongs slung about him, including one with Hanuman engraved upon it, blowing a conch and holding an incense brazier. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Vishnuite Mendicant.’ Note: With long description opposite.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1850
- Extent:
- 1 Item
119. Add Or 4380
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4380
- Title:
- A Tenkalai mendicant, wearing a tall pointed cap, his sectarian mark over his upper body, and with a rosary of very large berries. He carries a chowrie in a case under one arm, and is putting incense on his brazier.
- Scope & Content:
- Another Tenkalai mendicant, wearing a tall pointed cap, his sectarian mark over his upper body, and with a rosary of very large berries. He carries a chowrie in a case under one arm, and is putting incense on his brazier. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Vishnuite Mendicant.’ Note: With long descript...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1850
- Extent:
- 1 Item
120. Add Or 4473
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4473
- Title:
- Six Sufi saints seated on a terrace: Khvaja Mu‘in al-Din; Ghaus al-A‘zam; Khvaja Qutb al-Din; Shaikh Mihr; Shah Sharaf Bu ‘Ali Qalandar; Sultan Musa Shaikh
- Scope & Content:
- Six Sufi saints seated on a terrace. By a Rajasthani (Kishangarh?) artist, c.1760. Inscribed with the names of the saints in Persian: ‘Khvaja Mu‘in al-Din; Ghaus al-A‘zam; Khvaja Qutb al-Din; Shaykh Mihr; Shah Sharaf Bu ‘Ali Qalandar; Sultan Musa Shaykh;’ and in Hindi: ‘Chvaje Mainuldin; Gosal...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1760
- Extent:
- 1 Item