A scene at a shrine. Murshidabad, c.1760. Purchased January 1957. Gouache with gold; pale blue borders with floral decoration in gold. 253 by 333 mm; pages 270 by 350 mm. Reproduced: Welch (1963), no.84; Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 23. A shrine to Siva, flying a red banner from the roof pi...
A river scene with a nobleman in a morpunkhi, with a shrine and travellers
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A river scene. Murshidabad, c.1760. Purchased January 1957. Gouache with gold; pale blue borders with floral decoration in gold. 253 by 333 mm; pages 270 by 350 mm. Reproduced: Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 24. In the middle of the river is a peacock barge in which a wealthy nobleman rides, ...
The Golden Temple, Amritsar (Punjab). By an Amritsar artist, c.1860. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i sri darbar sahib jiv waqi‘ah i shahr i Amritsar -jiv parastish-gah i Sikhan’ (Picture of the Holy Sikh Temple situated in the city of Amritsar; the holy worshipping place of the Sik...
The Shwehmawdaw Pagoda, Pegu, Burma. Probably by an Indian artist in Calcutta, c.1800. Inscribed: ‘Choemadoo, the Great Temple at Pegue. See Syme’s Ava, p.186. Height 361’; on back a note written by Sotheby’s in 1888. Water-colour; 18 by 23 ins. Pink border with Indian ink rules. Purchase...
North-east view of the Vighnesvara temple, Tanjore
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North-east view of the Vighnesvara temple, Tanjore. Inscribed: ‘83. North East View of the Vignaswar Pagoda of the little fort of Tanjour. Constructed by His Excellency Serfojee Maha Rajah. 1st June, 1803.’ Also notes and measurements. 9 by 14.75 ins.
South view of the Temple of Avutaiyar Kovil, near Tanjore
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South view of the temple of Avutaiyar Kovil, near Tanjore. Inscribed: ‘84. No.10. A South View of the Selebrated Pagoda of Auvedayar covil. Mysore Coll. of drawings.’ Also measurements. 16.5 by 22.75 ins.