A Saint Hindoo conveyed by his Disciples, in an open litter on their shoulders.
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A Hindu Saint conveyed in an open litter accompanied by musicians and devotees. Inscribed on the opposite page: ‘A Saint Hindoo conveyed by his Disciples’ Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm
A man ironing. Artist(s): Zain al-'Abidin (fl. 1840s)
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A man ironing, a pot of coals and a tongs beside his table. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Washerman’, and in Urdu: ‘haqr Zain al-‘Abidin musavvir; istriwala dhobi’. Water-colour heightened with white; 146 by 116 mm.
A cook, holding a grid-iron and a spit-iron. Inscribed below: ‘Cook’; and ‘Zain al-‘Abidin musavvir; bavarci’. Water-colour heightened with white; 151 by 110 mm.
A water-carrier. Artist(s): Zain al-'Abidin (fl. 1840s)
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A water-carrier, pouring water from his skin into a bowl. Inscribed below: ‘Water Carrier;’ and ‘ Zain al-‘Abidin musavvir.’ Water-colour heightened with white; 143 by 117 mm.
A grass-cutter. Artist(s): Zain al-'Abidin (fl. 1840s)
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A grass-cutter, bearing a load of grass on his head, with a rake over his shoulder and a cutting knife and a forked sticj in his other hand. Inscribed below: ‘Grasscutter;’ and ‘Zain al-‘Abidin’. Water-colour heightened with white; 146 by 116 mm.
A page with studies of four heads, of lay Vaishnavas and their wives.
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A page with studies of four heads, of lay Vaishnavas and their wives. In the upper pair, the man, who wears a red Maratha turban, wears the ‘tilaka’ of the Tenkalai Shri-Vaishnavas, of white, U-shaped, extending downwards onto the nose, and a flame-like yellow ‘bindu’ within. His wife has a si...
Four individual heads: Above, a Marwari in purple turban and his richly bejewelled wife. Below, a barber in a red turban with a Tenkalai tilaka and his wife.
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Four individual heads: Above, a Marwari in purple turban and his richly bejewelled wife. Inscribed in pencil: ‘No. 1 Maharwadi No. 1 Wife’. Below, a barber in a red turban with a Tenkalai ‘tilaka’ and his wife. Inscribed in pencil: ‘No. 3 Barber No. 3 His Wife.’. Inscribed in ink opposite: ‘...
A dasari mendicant, wearing the Tenkalai sect-mark, rudraksa rosaries, and various brass gongs slung about him, including one with Hanuman engraved upon it, blowing a conch and holding an incense brazier.
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A ‘dasari’ mendicant, wearing the Tenkalai sect-mark, ‘rudraksa’ rosaries, and various brass gongs slung about him, including one with Hanuman engraved upon it, blowing a conch and holding an incense brazier. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Vishnuite Mendicant.’ Note: With long description opposite.