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451. Add Or 3760

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Add Or 3760
Title:
Krishna embracing Radha, with milkmaids.
Scope & Content:
Krishna embracing Radha. Radha and Krishna each standing on one leg, their other limbs entwined; Radha holding Krishna’s flute in the middle; Krishna holding Radha with his left arm. On the left, a milkmaid with a fly-whisk, on the right, another milkmaid with a fan. Above them draped curtain...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1960
Extent:
1 Item

452. Add Or 3761

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Add Or 3761
Title:
The circular dance. Artist(s): Beniram Chitrakar (fl. c.1960)
Scope & Content:
The circular dance. In the centre, Krishna seated on lotuses playing his flute; around him five nude milkmaids with yellow bodies dancing, four of them waving yak’s tail fly-whisks, the fifth at the base leaning backwards holding her feet. Red background with white sprigs and green branches, b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1960
Extent:
1 Item

453. Add Or 3810

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Add Or 3810
Title:
Rama and Sita
Scope & Content:
Rama and Sita. Jaipur, c.1850. Presented by Lady Fermor, February 1975. Gouache with gold; on an album page with outer border of lotus buds in gold. 170 by 114 mm; page 380 by 265 mm. Rama and Sita sit in an alcove with Hanuman kneeling before them. Lakshmana is standing behind with a ‘cha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

454. Add Or 3812

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Add Or 3812
Title:
Two cowherds asking the wives of the Mathura Brahmins for food for Krishna
Scope & Content:
Two cow herds are asking the wives of the Brahmins of Mathura for food for Krishna: an illustration from the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana. Kangra, c.1800. Presented by Michael Archer, 20 April 1975 (purchased from Ishwari Prasad, Patna, March 1948). Numbered 64; inscribed on reverse in ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

455. Add Or 3827

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Add Or 3827
Title:
Three majestic figures. Below a black and white monkey addressing a stork-like bird.. Artist(s): Madhu Chitrakar (fl.1930s)
Scope & Content:
Three majestic figures with white, yellow and blue faces, their heads surmounted by towering head-dresses, the central figure with a skirt, the others with legs apart. Below a black and white monkey with large head addressing a stork-like bird with red beak and legs. Reproduced: M. Archer (197...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1930
Extent:
1 Item

456. Add Or 3828

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Add Or 3828
Title:
The goddess Durga, eight-armed standing on her tiger.. Artist(s): Vaini Devi (fl. 1970s)
Scope & Content:
The goddess Durga, eight-armed, standing on her tiger. By Vaini Devi, a Maithil Brahmin woman from the household of Vinod Jha, Madhubani district, Bihar, June 1973. 750 by 550 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1973
Extent:
1 Item

457. Add Or 3829

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Add Or 3829
Title:
Rama and Lakshmana armed with bows and arrows leaving for the forest.. Artist(s): Sita Devi (fl. 1970s)
Scope & Content:
Rama and Laksmana armed with bows and arrows leaving for the forest, above them Sita. To their rear, a massive figure bidding them farewell. By Sita Devi, a Maithil Brahmin woman of village Jitwarpur, Madhubani district, Bihar, July 1974. 755 by 560 mm. Note: This is possibly Visvamitra takin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1974
Extent:
1 Item

458. Add Or 3830

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Add Or 3830
Title:
The churning of the Ocean.. Artist(s): Bacho Devi (fl. 1974)
Scope & Content:
The Churning of the Ocean. By Bacho Devi, a Maithil Brahmin woman from the household of Baidnath Jha, village Jitwarpur, Madhubani district, Bihar,July 1974. 550 by 755 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1974
Extent:
1 Item

459. Add Or 3831

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Add Or 3831
Title:
Three snake-maidens (nag kanya) .. Artist(s): Bauwa Devi (fl. 1973-74)
Scope & Content:
Three snake-maidens ‘(nag kanya).’ By Bauwa Devi, a Maithil Brahmin woman, wife of Jagannath Jha, village Jitwarpur, Madhubani district, Bihar, July 1974. 510 by 760 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1974
Extent:
1 Item

460. Add Or 3832

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3832
Title:
Ganesa on his vehicle, a rat; Sarasvati with musical instruments on a swan, accompanied by a handmaiden.. Artist(s): Bauwa Devi (fl. 1973-74)
Scope & Content:
Ganesa on his vehicle, a rat; Sarasvati with musical instruments on a swan, accompanied by a handmaid. By Bauwa Devi, a Maithil Brahmin woman, wife of Jagannath Jha, village Jitwarpur, Madhubani district, Bihar, c.1974. Water-colour; 455 by 580 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1973-1974
Extent:
1 Item