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21. Add MS 15504

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Add MS 15504
Title:
Copies of paintings inside a temple at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Scope & Content:
This manuscript, collected in the 1780s, contains copies of paintings inside a south Indian temple at Madurai named the 'Choukie Lingum'. It was commissioned by a British surgeon named David Simpson and the paintings were made by a local artist. Part A of Add.15504 contains 30 painted panels (...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780s
Extent:
1 Item

22. Add Or 9

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Add Or 9
Title:
Vasudeva and Krishna
Scope & Content:
Vasudeva and Krishna. Numbered ‘f.19’ in nagari. 130 by 112 mm. Vasudeva arrives to remove the infant Krishna while guards sleep outside and on the roof.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

23. Add Or 10

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Add Or 10
Title:
Devaki and Vasudeva
Scope & Content:
Devaki and Vasudeva. Numbered ‘f.21’ in nagari. 140 by 222 mm. Devaki sits with the changeling child, Vasudeva, chained at the end of the bed. The guards are asleep outside and on the roof.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

24. Add Or 11

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Add Or 11
Title:
Nanda and Garga
Scope & Content:
Nanda and Garga. Numbered ‘f.38’ on reverse in nagari. 124 by 100 mm. Nanda welcomes Garga in his house, the two men seated on low stools within a pillared chamber.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

25. Add Or 12

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Add Or 12
Title:
The infant Krishna
Scope & Content:
The infant Krishna. Numbered ‘f.29’ in nagari. 140 by 132 mm. Krishna is suckled by Yasoda in a courtyard outside her house.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

26. Add Or 13

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Add Or 13
Title:
The Infant Krishna.
Scope & Content:
The infant Krishna. Numbered ‘f.15’ on reverse in nagari. 150 by 310 mm. The infant Krishna reveals himself as Visnu to Vasudeva and Devaki within the prison, while the guards sleep outside in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

27. Add Or 14

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Add Or 14
Title:
Kansa, Devaki and Vasudeva
Scope & Content:
Kansa, Devaki and Vasudeva. Numbered.’f.23’ in nagari. 120 by 112 mm. Kansa addresses Devaki and Vasudeva who sit outside the prison, their shackles cast aside in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

28. Add Or 20

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Add Or 20
Title:
Rama with Hanuman
Scope & Content:
Rama with Hanuman. Kangra, c.1800. Purchased from Alister Matthews, December 1950. Gouache, with gold; decorated dark blue border on sprinkled pink margin. 202 by 158 mm; page 250 by 223 mm. Rama with four attendants is riding a white horse in a hilly landscape, preceded by an attendant and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

29. Add Or 26

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Add Or 26
Title:
Radha makes love to Krishna
Scope & Content:
An illustration to the Rasikapriya of Keshav Das. Kangra, c.1820. Purchased March 1955. Inscribed on reverse with seven lines of Hindi verse from the ‘Rasikapriya’ of Keshav Das. Gouache with gold; oval with yellow borders heightened with gold; spandrels with floral motifs and white decorati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

30. Add Or 491

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Add Or 491
Title:
Rambha dancing before Devendra, his wife Sachi Devi and his ministers.. Artist(s): Hanumanta Rao of Madanapalle (c.1900)
Scope & Content:
Rambha dancing before Devendra, his wife Sachi Devi and his ministers. Inscribed on the reverse: ‘Rambha, the angel dancing girl is dancing in the beautiful palace of Devendra studded with gems. Devendra, his wife Sachi Devi, his ministers and all the commanders-in-chiefs are attending. Written...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 Item