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Subject street scene

1. Add MS 15296(1), f.6r

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 15296(1), f.6r
Title:
Bharata's grandfather leads his guests back to the palace. Artist(s): Sahib Din (fl.1628-53)
Scope & Content:
[numbered above 5]. Three chariots convey the king, his son and the two young princes through a bazaar. The fronts of the far shops are visible with merchants selling cloth, and the backs of the ones below. In his palace on the right, the elderly king, using his sword as a walking stick to he...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add MS 15296(1), f.16r

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 15296(1), f.16r
Title:
The citizens of Ayodhya prepare for the ceremony. Artist(s): Sahib Din (fl.1628-53)
Scope & Content:
[numbered 16v and above 13]. In the main street in the city of Ayodhya, the excited merchants are decorating their shops with their finest brocades, while people climb on tops of the houses, and over the temples, to secure the best view of the coronation procession. 194 by 349 mm. H.P. Shastr...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add MS 15296(1), f.17r

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 15296(1), f.17r
Title:
The people of Ayodhya await the ceremony. Artist(s): Sahib Din (fl.1628-53)
Scope & Content:
[numbered 17v and above 14]. The same street in the city of Ayodhya is now fully decorated, with the people waiting for the procession. They tell each other how wise the king is and how fortunate they are to have Rama as their new protector. 197 by 342 mm. H.P. Shastri, The Ramayana of Valmi...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650
Extent:
1 Item

4. P3291

Reference (shelfmark):
P3291
Title:
Ancient Alley (Guxiang). . Artist(s): Ying Tianqi (b.1949)
Scope & Content:
Multi-block woodcut printed with water-soluble ink. Height 425mm, width 503mm. The woodblock is part of the Chinese collection, shelfmark ORB MISC 29/31 (A) and (B). Published in von de Burg, Christer, The Art of Contemporary Chinese Woodcuts, Muban Foundation, London, 2003, p. 196-197 Also se...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1998
Extent:
1 Item

5. Photo 1349(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1349(19)
Title:
Christian street—motley life in the Holy City's bazaar district, Jerusalem. Photographer/Publisher: Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
Stereoscopic double.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1904
Extent:
1 item