Penitent and wife; the woman carries gourds, the man cuts his thigh with a knife and pours liquid over the wound
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Penitent and wife; the woman carries gourds and the man cuts his thigh with a knife and pours liquid over the wound. Inscribed: ‘A Cullul Siddel & his Wife.’
Ascetics in a wilderness. Artist(s): Dip Chand (fl.c.1764)
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Ascetics in a wilderness. Inscribed on reverse: ‘W.F. 1764.’ 218 by 130 mm; page 250 by 160 mm. An ascetic with long hair rests at night on a plinth set outside a rocky cave. A dog, a boy and two companions are with him.
Svetambara Jain monk of the Dhundhiya sect with brush and mask.
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A Svetambara Jain monk of the Dhundhiyas sect with brush and mask. By a Western Indian artist, perhaps at Bhuj, Cutch, c.1856. Inscribed on back in Gujarati: ‘goraji dhundiyo hame ra tadri khana pakhana me luretala vaniaonva padri.’ Water-colour; 5.75 by 4.5 ins. Presented by Mrs Mavis Stran...
A pile-carpet loom being worked at Hunsur (Mysore)
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A pile-carpet loom at Hunsur (Mysore). By a South Indian artist, 1850. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 17.5 by 24.5 ins. Inscribed in Persian: ‘ghalichah buni (bunni) ka pathra’ (Rug weaving loom): in English: ‘Plan and Elevation of a Carpet loom with five men at work. Grazing Farm. Hoonsoor....