#Indian Miniature Painting

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artist unknown

Ganesha Getting Ready to Throw his Lotus  Basohli ‘School’ miniature c1730

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Surya Narayan the sun god sitting comfortably in his abode, ca. 1740. Pahari school of Indian miniature painting, from Basohli, Jammu, or Guler, Himachal Pradesh.

Via Mastodon:

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Detail of plants/trees/leaves from various Indian miniatures.

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maharaja fateh singh crossing a river during the monsoon, by shivalal, ca. 1893, 82.6 × 158.8cm. city palace museum, udaipur.

painters in early/modern india sought to animate the intense presence of lightning during the monsoon season with a tactile metaphor—its strike was like a biting snake.

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For #FishFriday:

The Goddess Ganga

c. 1650-75

India (Mandi, Himachal Pradesh)

opaque watercolor, gold, & silver on paper

on display at Philadelphia Museum of Art

“The Hindu goddess Ganga personifies India's most important river, the holy Ganges, that begins high in the Himalayan mountains and flows south into the Bay of Bengal. Here she holds a vessel brimming with Ganges water while sitting atop an enormous fish — the humpback mahseer, a species of carp native to the Ganges.

Ganga also holds a lotus flower, a symbol of purity and abundance. Mythical creatures peek from the waves and waterbirds soar across dark monsoon clouds.”

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Unknown Mughal Artist, Hamzanama: Baba Junayd is Rude to Umar and Turns Him Away from the Caravanserai, ca. 1570, watercolor on cotton rag paper (Smithsonian: Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)

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The Winter Month of Agahana, Indian Miniature, lotussed edit

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Portrait of a Prince with a Hawk | 18th Century Mughal miniature, gum tempera and gold on paper 

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Sat down to read a book, ended up making a bookmark for it instead

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सखियों को होली मुबारक

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Stills from The Miniaturist of Junagadh (2021), dir. Kaushal Oza

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Rajput Indian miniature painting from Mewar, ca. 1705 CE. Depicting a meeting of wild elephants in nature with no humans in sight.

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Discovering the Multifaceted World of Persian Art and its Significance – the 1001 Treasures

Discovering the Multifaceted World of Persian Art and its Significance – the 1001 Treasures

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The Intelligence of Tradition in Rajput Court Painting :: Molly Emma Aitken

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#WatercolorWednesday:

A Ram

India, Mughal, c.1625-50

Opaque watercolor on paper

The Walters Art Museum

“The fourth Mughal Emperor, Jahangir (r. 1605-27) initiated the South Asian practice of painting animal portraits. This ram portrait was created under the reign of his successor, Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58). The clearly beloved animal is decorated with orange makeup on its ankles, hooves, and forehead, a necklace around its chest, and wooly caps on its back.”