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Subject Rites and Ceremonies Level [40] File

231. Add Or 4356

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Add Or 4356
Title:
Brahmin ceremony: ceremony of a woman burning herself with the corpse of her husband
Scope & Content:
‘No. 38. Ceremony of a woman burning herself upon the same funeral pile, with the corpse of her husband.’ Inscribed below: ‘This should have been described as the last - a woman burning herself et’c.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1786
Extent:
1 Item

232. Add Or 4394

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Add Or 4394
Title:
Procession of the ta'ziyas during the Muharram festival
Scope & Content:
Procession of the ‘ta‘ziyas’ during the Muharram festival. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Water Colour Drawing of an Indian Procession. By a Native Artist.’ Water-colour and body-colour on laid paper, 430 by 771 mm., within ruled black frames with a yellow surround, 499 by 800 mm. Note: A more ex...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

233. Add Or 4395

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4395
Title:
Scene inside the brightly lit Imambara during the Muharram, with the Nawab (perhaps Babur 'Ali, 1793-1810) seated smoking a hookah
Scope & Content:
Scene inside the brightly lit Imambara during the Muharram, with the Nawab (perhaps Babar ‘Ali, 1793-18109) seated smoking a hookah. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Water Colour Drawing of an Indian Ceremonial. By a Native Artist.’ Water-colour and body-colour on laid paper, 426 by 777 mm., within r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

234. Add Or 4540

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4540
Title:
Imaginary funeral cortege of a dead priest
Scope & Content:
Imaginary funeral cortege of a dead priest, with the body of the priest on a catafalque with nats on each side, logs in a first chariot and an incense pot? in another. Inscribed in Burmese:. and in pencil:’ The Picture of the Coffin in which they put the priest that died at Tavoy.’ 40 by 50 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1855
Extent:
1 Item

235. Add Or 4541

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4541
Title:
Mourning over a corpse
Scope & Content:
Mourning over a corpse. Inscribed in Burmese:. and in pencil:’ The picture of the wife, children & friends weeping over the body of the husband laid out before burial.’ 23.5 by 39.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1855
Extent:
1 Item

236. Add Or 4758

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4758
Title:
The simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
The simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the parapet beneath the ceiling, and by three rows of cha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

237. Add Or 4925

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4925
Title:
The car festival of Jagannatha at Puri
Scope & Content:
The car festival of Jagannatha at Puri, c.1820. Inscribed on pencil on original album leaf and again below in ink: ‘Ruth Jutra or Festival of the Car at Juggernauth.’ 230 by 355 mm. Note: Not by Sita Ram, but by an artist in a very English manner similar to the two drawings WD4396-7 immediate...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

238. Add Or 4926

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4926
Title:
The Harihar Chattar mela at Sonpur on the west bank of the Gandak, viewed from the garden of Sir Charles D’Oyly’s bungalow in Hajipur . Artist(s): Shiv Dayal (fl. c.1820)
Scope & Content:
The Harihar Chattar ‘mela’ at Sonpur on the west bank of the Gandak, the foreground thronged with people, numerous boats and barges on the river including a pinnace budgerow with an English couple seated on top, the temple of Mahadeva on the opposite bank with a large encampment, and beyond the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1821
Extent:
1 Item

239. Add Or 5011

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5011
Title:
Burning of a dead body by Hindus
Scope & Content:
Group of figures burning a dead body on a river bank. The image is framed by a black border. The image continues outside of the frame. Inscribed: ‘Burning of a dead Body by the Hindoos.’ 24.2 by 19.7cm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

240. Add Or 5012

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5012
Title:
Muslim method of burial
Scope & Content:
Muslim method of burial. The image is framed by a black border. The image continues outside of the frame. Inscribed: ‘Mussulman mode of Burial.’ 24.2 by 19.7cm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

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