A large yellow tiger, black-spotted except for stripes on the neck; below, a coiled up snake, a bear and a peacock.. Artist(s): Budeshwar Chitrakar (fl. c.1940)
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A large yellow ‘tiger’, black-spotted except for black stripes on the neck; below, a coiled up snake, a bear and a peacock. Reproduced: M. Archer (1967), p.81. Note: The ‘tiger’ is here regarded as Baghut bonga (see Introduction to printed catalogue). For the Shahabad cult of Baghaut (a man w...
Chamelion on a branch. Water-colour; 184 by 222 mm. Note: Exhibited Arts Council, London, 1967-69, see M Archer, ‘Indian miniatures and folk paintings’ (London, 1967) no.49.
A pangolin or scaly anteater, from Lady Impey's collection. Artist(s): Zain al-Din, Shaikh (fl. c.1780)
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A pangolin or scaly anteater walking towards the right, with a slight shadow against an otherwise unpainted paper ground. Each paw has five claws, with those on its front paws turned backwards as it walks. Its scales are brown and it has blue eyes. By the Calcutta artist Shaikh Zain al-Din, Cal...