Hindu ascetic, playing a ‘sarangi.’ Inscribed on front: ‘Biraggee or A Religions Beggar’; on back: ‘? or Religious Beggar July 1803 Patna.’ 7.5 by 6.75 ins.
Two bearded Vaisnava associates of Chaitanya - Advaita and Keshav Bharati - in a trance-like dance.
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A painting illustrating a religious subject. Two bearded Vaisnava associates of Caitanya ~ Advaita and Kesav Bharati in a trance-like dance. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1885. Inscribed in Bengali characters on front: ‘Advatita Mahaprabhu’ (Advaita, Mahaprabhu); on mount in pencil: ‘Adayta Mahapra...
Vaisnava mendicant with a crow on his pate.. Artist(s): Nibaran Chandra Ghosh (c.1835-1930)
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Vaisnava mendicant with a crow on his pate. 455 by 255 mm. Published: Jain, Jyotindra, 'Kalighat Painting, Images of a Changing World', Mapin Publishing, 1999, no. 83, p. 85
Chaitanya and his disciple Nityananda. Artist(s): Kanai Lal Ghosh (fl.1920s)
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A painting illustrating a religious subject. Caitanya and his disciple Nityananda. By Kanai Lal Ghosh, Kalighat, c.1925. Water-colour, unfinished; 455 by 280 mm. Purchased by W.G. Archer at Kalighat in 1932 from the artist Kanai Lal Ghosh (born 1907), a relation of Nibaran and Kali Charan Gh...
A woman with a child kneeling at the feet of an 'Ordbhawn' (urdhvabahu) ascetic. After Charles D'Oyly.. Artist(s): Shiva Lal (c.1820-80)
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A woman with a child kneeling at the feet of an ‘Ordbhawn’ (‘urdhvabahu’) ascetic with upraised arm. In the background a temple and river. Water-colour; 190 by 171 mm. Note: This picture is a copy of plate 10 in Sir Charles D’Oyly, ‘Costume of India’ (Patna, 1830). Siva Lal knew several Eur...
A Vaisnava mendicant armed with a large bowl, flag and palm-leaf manuscript
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A Vaishnava mendicant armed with a large bowl, flag and palm-leaf manuscript, wearing a high, flat-topped turban. 202 by 162 mm. Note: He is called a Satana (= ‘cattani’) in Add.Or.1641 and a Wusteewar in Add.Or 50.