Karanata Ragini [slides] Five courtiers holding spears acclaim Krishna who stands holding a sword and the severed tusk of a caparisoned elephant, which lies in the foreground. There are palace buildings on the left with diminutive figures British Library
Series: Johnson Collection from British LibraryPublication details: London British LibraryDescription: 1 Slide Col. ill 35mmSubject(s): DDC classification:- BL-JC 370 (14) (J36)14
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Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts | BL-JC 370 (14) (J36)14 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | SL1286 |
IGNCA slides collection, cross reference, Indian Miniatures in the India Office Library by Toby Falk and Mildred Archer (London 1981) BL-JC 370 (14) (J36)14,p.197; Murshidabad, c1760; Johnson Album 36, nos. 1-36; Arranged according to Hanuman's system (see Appendix, p.320); Each picture inscribed on reverse with verses of Harivallabha's Hindi translation of the Sangita-darpana (see Appendix, p. 323); Gouache with gold, within borders of floral design: related designs on reverse; Miniatures and designs on reverse 320 by 215mm (approx.); page 393 by 290mm; Exhibited: British Empire Exhibition, 1924; Heath (1924), no. 39; Published: Randle (1941), 167-69; Ebeling (1973), 207, no. 85; Waldscmidt (1975), 544, no.45; Discussed: Shirreff in MSS.Eur. D500/3; Johnson Album 36, no.14; Reverse: six sunbirds are perched in and alighting around a fruiting shrub with Harivallabha's Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on an enlarged fruit in the centre
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