Arjuna shooting an arrow at a fish target during the marriage tournament of Draupadi. Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860-1870)
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Arjuna shooting an arrow at a fish target at the marriage tournament of Draupadi. Engraved in Bengali characters: ‘sri hiralal karmakarer krita’ (done by Hira Lal Karmakar). 272 by 432 mm.
Chaitanya as the dual incarnation of Rama and Krishna standing between Advaita Prabhu and Nityananda, and two other devotees. Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860-1870)
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Caitanya as the dual incarnation of Rama and Krishna standing between the Vaisnava devotees, Advaita Prabhu (with beard) and Nityananda on the left, and two other devotees on the right. In the foreground another devotee prostrating himself Engraved in Bengali characters: ‘sri hiralal karmakare...
Procession of Vaisnava devotees including Chaitanya, Advaita, Nityananda and Keshav Bharati. Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860-1870)
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Procession of Vaisnava devotees including Caitanya, Advaita, Nityananda and Kesav Bharati. Engraved in Bengali characters: ‘sri advaite prabhu. sri nityananda prabhu. sri maha prabhu. sri kesab bharati’ (names of four major Vaisnavas). ‘sri hiralal karmakarer krita’ (done by Hira Lal Karmak...
Visnu lying on the snake of eternity with Laksmi massaging his feet. Sobhabazar, Calcutta. Artist(s): Krishna Chandra, of Bottala (fl.mid 19th century)
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Illustration of a religious subject. Visnu lying on the snake of eternity with Laksmi massaging his feet. A maidservant fans her and Brahma is seated on a lotus growing from Visnu’s navel. By Krishna Chandra, Sobhabazar, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Engraved in Bengali characters: ‘ananta dev sri kr...
A snake surrounded by auspicious emblems. Ghum, Darjeeling
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A snake surrounded by auspicious emblems - sun, moon, fishes, bird, rose, spider in a web, centipede, water-sprite. Pen-and-ink with printed wood-block border; 330 by 300 mm.