A courtier. 221 by 147 mm. A courtier is dressed in white, standing holding a pink flower, his shield strapped high on his back and his turban tied about his chin with a twisted band; green background.
Ghumar Dance. Artist(s): Shukla, Yagnesh K. (1907-1986)
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‘Ghumar Dance,’ two girls holding hands and swinging round each other By Y.K. Shukla. Gouache. Note: Yagnesh K. Shukla (1907-86) was born in Porbandar in Gujarat, and trained at the Bombay School of Art. He studied in Rome on a scholarship from the Italian government in 1938, particularly mu...
‘Garba Dance’, girls dancing in a circle and crossing sticks. By G.H. Nagarkar. Water-colour. Note: Nagarkar’s painting ‘Meditation’ is in the collections of the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay. He also executed murals in the Secretariat, New Delhi.
Officials and tents. Inscribed on picture in Tibetan and English, with no separate explanatory text: ‘1. An Englishman. A missionary.’ ‘2. Lha-sahi-ka-blon’ [bkah-blon]’ Minister, one of four, who assisted the Regent.’ ‘3. rgya-nag-am-pa’ [am-ban] ‘Chinese Residents, or political officers....
A young prince seated with a river scene in the distance
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A young Mughal prince is seated against a gold cushion. There is a river scene in the distance with a boat appearing from the right. Mughal, c.1630. Gouache with gold. 151 by 89 mm.