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Medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper (129)
Ravana’s sister Shurpanakha complains that Lakshmana cut off her nose...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Mandi, court of Sidh Sen (reigned 1684–1727)
2018.107CCCC0
Battle of Ravana and Jatayu, from Chapters 50 and 51 of the Aranya Kanda...
Central India, Bundelkhand Region, Madhya Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Datia, Court of Raja Bir Singh Deo (reigned 1605–27)
2013.306CCCC0
Sugriva challenges his brother Vali, King of the Forest Dwellers, to a...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Nurpur, Court of Dayadhata (reigned 1700–1735)
1973.103CCCC0
Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh
1968.108CCCC0
Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and feeds him blood-covered...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh
1968.108.aCCCC0
Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh
1968.108.bCCCC0
The royal priest Shatananda confirms that the four princesses of Mithila...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, court of Udai Singh (reigned 1690–1720)
2002.6CCCC0
The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda ...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand (reigned 1823–33)
1953.13CCCC0
Tiered Court Scene
Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750)
1973.237CCCC0
King Dasharatha sends his chief minister Sumantra to summon Rama, from...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, court of Udai Singh (reigned 1690–1720)
1996.361CCCC0
Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot)
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279CCCC0
Khujasta kills the pet mynah who advises her not to be unfaithful to...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.8.aCCCC0
The merchant hears of his wife’s unfaithfulness (above); the unfaithful...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.10.bCCCC0
The sentinel in the employ of the Shah of Tabaristan prepares to...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.16.aCCCC0
The goldsmith and the carpenter inform the king of a dream in which the...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.20.aCCCC0
The goldsmith judged; the bear cubs trained by the carpenter as though...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.23.aCCCC0
The mendicant’s wife deceives him with a soldier, from a Tuti-nama ...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.26.bCCCC0
The soldier receives a garland of roses from his wife which will remain...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.27.aCCCC0
The two cooks, who attempt to seduce the warrior’s loyal wife, are...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.29.aCCCC0
The two erring cooks, dressed as maidservants, fall at the prince’s feet...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.30.aCCCC0
The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince...
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
1962.279.33.bCCCC0
The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and...
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
1962.279.35.aCCCC0
The hunter offers the mother parrot to the king of Kamarupa, from a Tuti...
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
1962.279.36.bCCCC0
Seven men disputing possession of a woman bring her before the Tree of...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.42.aCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Seventh Night,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.43.aCCCC0
The vizier dissuades the king of Bahilistan from executing the dervish...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.44.bCCCC0
The dervish brings in as dowry an elephant laden with gold, from a Tuti...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.45.aCCCC0
The dervish brings the King of Kings before the king of Bahilistan, from...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.46.aCCCC0
The king of Bahilistan offers his daughter to the King of Kings, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.46.bCCCC0
The Brahman gambler sees the daughter of the king of the jinns in a pit...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.47.bCCCC0
The daughter of the king of the jinns bows before the King of Kings who...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.49.bCCCC0
The rejuvenated old man and the daughter of the king of the jinns take...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.50.bCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eighth Night, from...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.51.bCCCC0
The astrologer predicts a calamity for the newly born prince in his...
Banavari 1 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
1962.279.52.bCCCC0
The young prince is presented to the king, his father, by his teacher,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.54.bCCCC0
The king’s handmaiden takes the prince away to the harem, from a Tuti...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.55.aCCCC0
The prince rejects the amorous advances of the king’s handmaiden, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.55.bCCCC0
The prince being taken away for execution on the false complaint of the...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.56.bCCCC0
Landscape with a lotus pool, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot):...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.57.bCCCC0
A woman asks her lover to leave her house, brandishing his sword and...
Gujarati (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
1962.279.58.aCCCC0
Landscape with a lotus pool, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot),...
Gujarati (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
1962.279.59.aCCCC0
The prince, once reprieved, is returned to the palace of execution a...
Gujarati (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
1962.279.59.bCCCC0
The handmaiden again appeals for justice and the prince is led to the...
Gujarati (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
1962.279.61.bCCCC0
The lover’s son makes an elephant of the pastry dough carried by the...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.62.aCCCC0
The unfaithful wife explaining away the presence of the dough elephant,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.62.bCCCC0
The handmaiden appeals for justice and the prince is taken to the...
Tara 2 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
1962.279.63.bCCCC0
The prince’s ordeal continues, he is ordered away to be executed for the...
Ghulam 'Ali (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
1962.279.66.aCCCC0
The farmer, father of the son with the deceitful wife, steals away with...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.68.aCCCC0
The deceitful wife persuades her husband to sleep in the same place...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.68.bCCCC0
The merchant’s clerk replaces the sugar purchased by the philandering...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.70.aCCCC0
The husband berates his wife for purchasing gravel instead of sugar,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.70.bCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eleventh Night,...
Banavari 2 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
1962.279.87.aCCCC0
The Brahman’s predicament is conveyed by the wind to the fish who...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.89.aCCCC0
The creatures of the sea are asked by the king of the Ocean to take a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.89.bCCCC0
The king of the Ocean, having assumed human form, arrives at the court...
Ghulam 'Ali (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)
1962.279.92.aCCCC0
The Brahman, unable to select from the four gifts of the king of the...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.93.bCCCC0
The street cleaner, on his way to meet King Bhojaraja, sleeps under a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.97.aCCCC0
King Bhojaraja tries in vain to ascertain the whereabouts of the pearl...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.97.bCCCC0
The infant son of the king of Isfahan responds to music, from a Tuti...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.105.aCCCC0
The invention of musical instruments from the intestines of a monkey,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.108.bCCCC0
The origin of music from a fabulous bird of India which had seven holes...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.110.bCCCC0
The wolf advises the lion to consult the cat, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.114.aCCCC0
The daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras, charmed by the music of a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.119.bCCCC0
The vagabond crosses a stream with the possessions of the daughter-in...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.120.aCCCC0
The daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras sees the jackal deprived of...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.121.aCCCC0
The daughter-in-law returns from her misadventure, feigning insanity,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.122.bCCCC0
The merchant Mansur departs on a sea voyage, leaving his wife behind,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.125.bCCCC0
The young man, who has magically taken on the appearance of Mansur the...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.128.aCCCC0
The young man changes himself to look like Mansur, and thus inveigles...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.128.bCCCC0
The false Mansur punished before the judge and expelled from the city,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.129.bCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eighteenth Night,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.130.bCCCC0
The prince meets a carefree dancing dervish whose good fortune he...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.131.bCCCC0
Nikfal, the fortune of the prince in the form of a woman, offers to...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.132.aCCCC0
The prince, having deprived the snake of its natural food, a frog, feeds...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.132.bCCCC0
The prince and Nikfal are joined by Khalis and the Mukhlis who are the...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.134.bCCCC0
The prince, with the help of Mukhlis who changes into a frog, recovers...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.135.bCCCC0
Khalis repays the prince for his kindness by changing into a snake and...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.136.aCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Night,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.138.aCCCC0
The Brahman’s wife who killed a peacock and ate its gallbladder on the...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.140.aCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twentieth Night,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.143.aCCCC0
Three suitors fight amongst themselves for the hand of the devotee’s...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.144.bCCCC0
The suitors take the devotee’s daughter out of her tomb after breaking...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.146.aCCCC0
The third suitor strikes the devotee’s daughter and thus restores her to...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.146.bCCCC0
The three suitors again begin to quarrel among themselves for the hand...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.147.aCCCC0
The Brahman comes upon a lion who has a deer and a gazelle as his...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.150.aCCCC0
The wolf and the jackal, serving as viziers, instigate the lion who...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.152.aCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-second...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.154.aCCCC0
The court jester meets a Zangi dancing with joy, and learns from him...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.155.aCCCC0
As punishment, the jester’s wife and the Zangi are thrown into fire and...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.158.bCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-third Night...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.160.aCCCC0
The merchant has the hateful skull ground and put into a box, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.161.aCCCC0
The merchant’s daughter gives birth to a son as a result of eating out...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.161.bCCCC0
Kamjuy, the wife of the Raja, averts her face from the fishes, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.163.aCCCC0
The forty wives and their secret paramours being punished by stoning to...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.164.aCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-Fourth...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.165.bCCCC0
Bashir confides his love for Habbaza to an Arab friend, and sends him to...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.167.bCCCC0
Habbaza meets Bashir under a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot):...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.168.bCCCC0
The disguised Arab, substituting for Habbaza, is whipped by her husband...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.169.bCCCC0
Habbaza’s sister, who is sent to console her, discovers the disguised...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.170.bCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-fifth Night...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.171.bCCCC0
Mukhtar throws his wife Maimuna into the pit, but she saves herself,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.174.bCCCC0
The destitute Mukhtar meets his wife Maimuna at a holy shrine, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.175.bCCCC0
The lover of Hamnaz, who has been hanged from the gallows, bites off her...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.177.aCCCC0
In order to falsely implicate her husband, Hamnaz places a knife by his...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.177.bCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-sixth Night...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.179.bCCCC0
The dethroned frog Shapur seeks the help of the serpent, from a Tuti...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.182.aCCCC0
The snake enters into an argument with the frog, from a Tuti-nama (Tales...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.183.bCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-seventh...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.185.aCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-ninth Night...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.192.aCCCC0
The monkey, serving as the lion’s chamberlain, converses with the lynx...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.193.aCCCC0
The lion returns to his territory and sees the monkey conversing with...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.194.bCCCC0
The monkey advises the suspicious lion to cast off fear and take...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.196.aCCCC0
The lion, suspecting treachery on the part of the monkey, slays him and...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.197.aCCCC0
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Thirtieth Night,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.198.aCCCC0
A woman with two children, having abandoned her home, goes into the...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.200.bCCCC0
The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.202.aCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-first night...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.203.bCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-second...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.208.aCCCC0
Kaiwan sends a message of love to Khurshid, wife of his brother Utarid...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.209.bCCCC0
Latif, who has murdered his brother, falsely accuses Khurshid of the...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.211.aCCCC0
Kaiwan, Latif, and Sharif arrive at a house of worship, where they seek...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.213.bCCCC0
The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.215.aCCCC0
Khurshid reunited with her husband Utarid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.216.bCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-third night...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.217.bCCCC0
Preparation for the marriage of Mahmuda to the Young Vizier, from a Tuti...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.219.bCCCC0
Hearing her declaration of love, Ayaz falls at the feet of Mahmuda at...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.221.aCCCC0
Salim and Salima return to Ayaz and Mahmuda in the sanctuary, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.222.aCCCC0
The two couples reach a foreign city where they make their home, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.222.bCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-fourth...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.223.bCCCC0
The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.225.aCCCC0
The third suitor, who is an archer, shoots the wicked fairy who has...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.226.aCCCC0
The Raja’s son vows to sever his head and offer it to the image if he is...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.227.aCCCC0
The princess discovers the dead bodies, with heads severed, of her...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.229.bCCCC0
The Brahman gives an account of his falling in love with the king of...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.231.bCCCC0
The magician, disguised as a Brahman, visits the king of Babylon, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.232.bCCCC0
The son of the king of Babylon sees the Brahman transformed into a woman...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.234.aCCCC0
The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.236.aCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-sixth night...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.237.aCCCC0
The king dreams of a lady, the personification of wealth, departing from...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.239.bCCCC0
Mahrusa’s marriage to the prefect of the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.240.bCCCC0
The king of Zabul sees Mahrusa from his palace balcony, from a Tuti-nama...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.241.aCCCC0
Mahrusa kills herself at the tomb of the king of Zabul, and her husband...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.242.aCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-seventh...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.243.aCCCC0
The prince, a son of the ruler of Sistan, enters the service of a snake,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.245.bCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-eighth...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.248.aCCCC0
The queen of Rum watches the peahen prefer to burn rather than abandon...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.254.bCCCC0
The painting made by the vizier of the emperor of China for the queen of...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.256.bCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the fortieth night,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.258.aCCCC0
Shahr-Arai and her lover dallying on a bed beneath which is concealed...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.259.bCCCC0
Shahr-Arai’s husband bends to kiss his wife who feigns sleep, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.261.bCCCC0
Shahr-Arai and her husband adopt her lover as a brother in the family,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.262.aCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-first night,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.263.aCCCC0
The gardener seizes and beats a donkey who insisted on braying, while...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.267.aCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-second night...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.268.aCCCC0
The marriage of ‘Ubaid, son of a merchant of Tirmiz, from a Tuti-nama ...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.268.bCCCC0
The merchant of Tirmiz takes the wise parrot and myna to ‘Ubaid, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.269.bCCCC0
The Raja’s daughter, born with three breasts, accompanies her blind...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.271.aCCCC0
The Raja’s daughter and her lover stoned to death for adultery, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.272.bCCCC0
Repenting his conduct, ‘Ubaid falls at the feet of his parents, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.275.aCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-third night,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.276.aCCCC0
The snake, hidden in a basket of flowers, reveals himself to the Raja...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.278.bCCCC0
The Emir slays the snake after giving it shelter, from a Tuti-nama ...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.287.bCCCC0
The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot):...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.291.bCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the fifty-first night,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.324.bCCCC0
Khulasa, a vizier, sees the daughter of Khassa, another vizier, and...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.325.bCCCC0
King Bahram, who has married Khassa’s daughter, has her tied to a camel...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.328.aCCCC0
Khusrau, the King of Kings, pays homage to the pious daughter of Khassa,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.329.bCCCC0
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the fifty-second night...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.332.bCCCC0
The bird of seven colors brings a sable to the pious man, from a Tuti...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.333.bCCCC0
The pious man’s wife offers the seven-colored bird as food to her lover,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.335.bCCCC0
The son of the pious man slays the dragon, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.337.bCCCC0
The pious man’s son presents the slain dragon to the king, from a Tuti...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.338.aCCCC0
The king gives his daughter in marriage to the pious man’s son, from a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.339.aCCCC0
The pious man’s son, now a king, reveals himself to his father; his...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279.340.aCCCC0
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand (reigned 1823–1833)
1989.332CCCC0
Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
1967.244CCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Rama and Sita enthroned (recto); Garuda...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.134CCCC0
Rama and Sita enthroned (recto), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.134.aCCCC0
Garuda Carrying Balarama and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.134.bCCCC0
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana visit the hermitage of the sage Bharadvaja at...
Central India, Malwa Region, Madhya Pradesh
2018.129CCCC0
Queen Kaikeyi reminds King Dasharatha about the sacrifices of King Bali...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar, Court of Amar Singh II (reigned 1698–1710)
2018.142CCCC0
Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1971.77CCCC0
Battle between Manuchihr and Tur, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of...
Mughal India, court of Jahangir (reigned 1605–27)
1945.171CCCC0
Dog Walker
India, Lucknow, Company School, 19th century
1992.143CCCC0
Alamshah cleaving asunder the chain of the wheel, from volume 11 of a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1976.74CCCC0
Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145CCCC0
Text, Folio 1 (verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.1.bCCCC0
The Flowering of Joseph's Rod, Folio 11 (verso), from a Mirror of...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.11.bCCCC0
Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, Folio 24 (verso), from a Mirror of...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.24.bCCCC0
The Adoration of the Magi, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of...
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Mughal period
2005.145.36.bCCCC0
Simeon Kneels in Front of Mary and Jesus After Recognizing Them, from a...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.40.aCCCC0
John the Baptist recognizes Christ by the appearance of a dove, from a...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.50.bCCCC0
Angels bring food to Jesus in the wilderness, from a Mirror of Holiness ...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.55.aCCCC0
Moses praying to end the serpents’ attack on the Israelites, from a...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.63.bCCCC0
Jesus Heals the Nobleman's Son in Capernaum, from a Mirror of Holiness ...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.70.aCCCC0
A raven brings food to Elijah, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.72.aCCCC0
Jesus being awakened during a tempest on the Sea of Galilee, from a...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.77.aCCCC0
Sindhu Raga
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
2004.110CCCC0
Text, Folio 2 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.2.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 2 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.2.bCCCC0
The Fourteen Dreams of the Brahman Woman Devananda, Folio 3 (recto),...
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.3.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 3 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.3.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 4 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.4.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 4 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.4.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 5 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.5.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 5 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.5.bCCCC0
Text, folio 6 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.6.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 6 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.6.bCCCC0
Indra Venerates the Embryo of Mahavira, Folio 7 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.7.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 7 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.7.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 8 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.8.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 8 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.8.bCCCC0
Text,  Folio 9 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.9.aCCCC0
Indra Commands Harinaigameshin to Transfer the Embryo of Mahavira, Folio...
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.9.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 10 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.10.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 10 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.10.bCCCC0
Text, folio 11 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.11.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 11 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.11.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 12 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.12.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 13 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.13.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 13 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.13.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 14 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.14.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 15 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.15.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 15 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.15.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 16 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.16.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 16 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.16.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 17 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.17.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 17 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.17.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 18 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.18.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 18 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.18.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 19 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.19.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 19 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.19.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 20 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.20.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 20 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.20.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 21 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.21.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 21 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.21.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 22 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.22.aCCCC0
King Siddhartha's Morning Bath, Folio 22 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.22.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 23 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.23.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 23 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.23.bCCCC0
King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala Sit Alone to Discuss Her Dreams,...
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.24.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 24 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.24.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 25 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.25.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 26 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.26.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 26 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.26.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 27 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.27.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 27 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.27.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 28 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.28.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 28 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.28.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 29 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.29.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 30 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.30.aCCCC0
Birth of Mahavira, Folio 30 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.30.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 31 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.31.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 32 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.32.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 32 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.32.bCCCC0
Vigil on the Sixth Night After Mahavira's Birth, Folio 33 (recto), from...
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.33.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 33 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.33.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 34 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.34.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 34 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.34.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 35 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.35.aCCCC0
Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, Folio 35 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.35.bCCCC0
Mahavira Rides in His Initiation Palanquin, Folio 36 (recto), from a...
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.36.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 36 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.36.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 37 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.37.aCCCC0
Mahavira's Initiation Tonsure, Folio 37 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.37.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 38 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.38.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 38 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.38.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 39 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.39.aCCCC0
Mahavira's Omniscience and First Teaching (Samavasarana), Folio 39 ...
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.39.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 40 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.40.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 40 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.40.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 41 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.41.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 41 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.41.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 42 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.42.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 42 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.42.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 43 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.43.aCCCC0
Mahavira in the Realm of Liberation (Nirvana), Folio 43 (verso), from a...
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.43.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 44 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.44.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 44 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.44.bCCCC0
Birth of Parshva, Folio 45 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, late 15th-early 16th century
1932.119.45.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 45 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, late 15th-early 16th century
1932.119.45.bCCCC0
Parshva Undergoes Physical Trials, Folio 46 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, late 15th-early 16th century
1932.119.46.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 46 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, late 15th-early 16th century
1932.119.46.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 48 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.48.aCCCC0
Birth of Nemi, Folio 48 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.48.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 50 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.50.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 50 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.50.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 51 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.51.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 52 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.52.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 52 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.52.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 53 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.53.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 53 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.53.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 54 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.54.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 55 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.55.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 55 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.55.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 56 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.56.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 56 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.56.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 57 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.57.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 58 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.58.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 58 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.58.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 59 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.59.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 59 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.59.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 60 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.60.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 61 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.61.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 61 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119.61.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 62 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.62.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 62 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.62.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 63 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.63.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 63 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.63.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 64 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.64.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 64 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.64.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 65 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.65.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 65 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.65.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 66 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.66.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 66 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.66.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 67 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.67.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 67 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.67.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 68 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.68.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 68 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.68.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 73 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.73.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 73 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.73.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 74 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.74.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 74 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.74.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 75 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.75.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 75 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.75.bCCCC0
Text, Folio 76 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.76.aCCCC0
Text, Folio 76 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century
1932.119.76.bCCCC0
Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso)
Mughal India, probably Lucknow
2013.348.bCCCC0
Brahma
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.148CCCC0
Krishna as Kali worshipped by Radha (recto), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.113.aCCCC0
Krishna quells the serpent Kaliya (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.113.bCCCC0
Sugriva
Southern India, Andhra Pradhesh
1975.73CCCC0
Ganesha
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.166CCCC0
Rao Ram Singh I’s Elephant Gone Amok
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
2018.177CCCC0
Krishna and the Cowherds Dive into the River, from a Rasikapriya
Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
2018.126CCCC0
Khadgaroma, Son of Ravana
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh
2001.163CCCC0
A Woman Plucks Leaves While Awaiting Her Lover: Gunakali Ragini of...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar, Chawand
2018.136CCCC0
Radha’s Confidante Brings Her to Krishna, Based on Poetry of Bihari ...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur
2018.172CCCC0
Draupadi Rescued from Abduction, from a Mahabharata
Northern India, Popular Mughal School, probably done at Bikaner
2018.189CCCC0
Maharana Jagat Singh II of Mewar (r. 1734–51) Dressed as a Bhil, Hunting...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
2018.146CCCC0
Royal Elephant Ramkali with a Mahout
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput kingdom of Mewar, Udaipur, Court of Ari Singh (reigned 1761–73)
2005.202CCCC0
Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
2018.179CCCC0
Tiger Hunt of Ram Singh II
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
1991.168CCCC0
A Serpent Protects Vasudeva Taking His Infant Son Krishna to Safety
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.153CCCC0
Yasoda with Krishna Churning Butter
Eastern India, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.160CCCC0
Woman Longing for Her Lover: Verati Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
2018.176CCCC0
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.129.aCCCC0
Parivati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.129.bCCCC0
Prince Shreyamsa dreams of the coming of Rishabha, from a...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber
2021.12CCCC0
Portrait of Maharaja Rai Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1574-1612)
Nur Muhammad (Indian, active c. 1580–1630)
1987.1100CCCC0
Transfer of the Embryo, folio 13 from a Kalpa-sutra (recto)
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpur
17.2014.a©
Transfer of the Embryo (verso)
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpur
17.2014.b©
A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword
Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645) and 1 other
2013.323CCCC0
A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword
Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645) and 1 other
2013.323.aCCCC0
Page from the Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds)
Abd al-Rahim, the Anbarin-Qalam (Indian, active c. 1590–1630)
2013.323.bCCCC0
The Goddess Kali (recto), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.110.aCCCC0
Kali Standing on Shiva (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.110.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Woman Playing Music (recto); Krishna...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.133CCCC0
Woman Playing Music (recto), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.133.aCCCC0
Krishna Stroking Radha's Feet (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.133.bCCCC0
Balarama and Krishna
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.168CCCC0
Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.103CCCC0
Manuscript of the Prashnavyakarana-sutra
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore
26.2014©
Mahant of Tarakeshwar Rides on an Elephant
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.104CCCC0
Dushyanta watching his son Bharat playing with the tiger at the end of...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.109.bCCCC0
Vaishnava Devotee with Two Women
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.101CCCC0
Ganesha-Janani (Mother of Ganesh)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.169CCCC0
Barber Cleaning a Woman’s Ear
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.117CCCC0
Goddesses Lakshmi and Sarasvati (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.150.bCCCC0
Sheetaladevi: The Smallpox Goddess (recto), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.157.aCCCC0
Durga (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.157.bCCCC0
Gajalakshmi: Lakshmi with Elephants
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.149CCCC0
Maid Bringing a Hookah to a Lady (recto), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.107.aCCCC0
Diana or Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.147CCCC0
Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Cowgirls (Gopis) (recto), from a...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.114.aCCCC0
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.130CCCC0
Annapurna and Shiva
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.162CCCC0
Vishnu and Lakshmi
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.132CCCC0
The Mutiny of the Heroine Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.146CCCC0
Kartikeya
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.151CCCC0
Radha and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.156.bCCCC0
English Babu (Native Indian Clerk) Holding a Hookah
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.145CCCC0
Nitai and Gaur
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.154CCCC0
Shiva Bearing Aloft the Body of His Sati
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.131CCCC0
Seven Heroes or Warriors Killing Abhimanya, Son of Arjuna
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.144CCCC0
Jailer Receiving the Mahant of Tarakeshwar in Prison
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.105CCCC0
Two Aspects of Kali
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
1980.216CCCC0
Kali Dancing on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
1980.216.aCCCC0
Kali Enshrined (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
1980.216.bCCCC0
Hanuman
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
1980.217CCCC0
Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.108.aCCCC0
Yasoda Churning Butter (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.108.bCCCC0
Worship of the Infant Krishna, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.128CCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Hari-Hara (recto); Vasudeva (Krishna's...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.100CCCC0
Hari-Hara (recto), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.100.aCCCC0
Winged Apsara with a Horn (recto); Jagannatha Trio (verso)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.135CCCC0
Winged Apsara with a Horn (recto)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.135.aCCCC0
Jagannatha Trio (verso)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.135.bCCCC0
Text: Folio 2 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1971.119.bCCCC0
Kalighat Painting
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.124CCCC0
Kali
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.163CCCC0
Lakshmi and Sarasvati
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.121CCCC0
Vishnu in Female Form of Mohini Carrying Amrita for the Gods
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.122CCCC0
Rai Raja, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.123CCCC0
Raja Riding a Horse
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.161CCCC0
Gaur and Nitai, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.115©
Kali, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.116©
The Goddess Ganga, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.127CCCC0
Megha-Nada (Indrajit, Son of Radha)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.119CCCC0
Yasoda Holding Krishna and Radha
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.125CCCC0
Krishna Standing by Radha who is Seated on a Chair
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.155CCCC0
Krishna Stroking Radha's Feet
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.138CCCC0
Dusmanta Garlanding Shakumtala
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.141CCCC0
Pravira Kneeling at the Feet of Jana
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.142CCCC0
Yasoda and Krishna
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.159CCCC0
Matsya, Fish Avatara of Vishnu
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.102CCCC0
The Goddess Ganga
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.158CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Ravana’s sister Shurpanakha complains that Lakshmana cut off her nose...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Mandi, court of Sidh Sen (reigned 1684–1727)
2018.107Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 21.6 x 31.8 cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.); Image: 18.4 x 28.9 cm (7 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Battle of Ravana and Jatayu, from Chapters 50 and 51 of the Aranya Kanda...
Central India, Bundelkhand Region, Madhya Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Datia, Court of Raja Bir Singh Deo (reigned 1605–27)
2013.306Gum tempera and ink on paperPainting: 26.1 x 15.6 cm (10 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.)Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim CollectionCCCC0
Sugriva challenges his brother Vali, King of the Forest Dwellers, to a...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Nurpur, Court of Dayadhata (reigned 1700–1735)
1973.103Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 16.4 x 26.8 cm (6 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.); Page: 20.7 x 31 cm (8 1/8 x 12 3/16 in.); with mat: 36.3 x 49 cm (14 5/16 x 19 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh
1968.108Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperRecto Image: 13.4 x 14.9 cm (5 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.); Verso image: 14.9 x 14.8 cm (5 7/8 x 5 13/16 in.); Page: 28.8 x 20 cm (11 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)James Parmelee and Cornelia Blakemore Warner FundsCCCC0
The royal priest Shatananda confirms that the four princesses of Mithila...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, court of Udai Singh (reigned 1690–1720)
2002.6Gum tempera and ink on paperImage: 18.5 x 28.7 cm (7 5/16 x 11 5/16 in.); Page: 20 x 30.4 cm (7 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.)Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial FundCCCC0
The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda ...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand (reigned 1823–33)
1953.13Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 25.1 x 34 cm (9 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.); Page: 29.9 x 38.5 cm (11 3/4 x 15 3/16 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Tiered Court Scene
Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750)
1973.237Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 54.6 x 39 cm (21 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.); Image: 40.1 x 29.1 cm (15 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de HavenonCCCC0
King Dasharatha sends his chief minister Sumantra to summon Rama, from...
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, possibly Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, court of Udai Singh (reigned 1690–1720)
1996.361Gum tempera and ink on paperPage: 22.5 x 32.7 cm (8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.)Gift of Norman Zaworski in honor of Sherman and Ruth LeeCCCC0
Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot)
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1962.279gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperOverall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)Gift of Mrs. A. Dean PerryCCCC0
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest
Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra, Court of Aniruddh Chand (reigned 1823–1833)
1989.332Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 21.5 x 15.1 cm (8 7/16 x 5 15/16 in.); with borders: 23.9 x 17.3 cm (9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.)Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. MillikinCCCC0
Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
1967.244gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 14.7 x 9.8 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.); Overall: 38.8 x 26.3 cm (15 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Rama and Sita enthroned (recto); Garuda...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.134Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 47.9 x 29.3 cm (18 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana visit the hermitage of the sage Bharadvaja at...
Central India, Malwa Region, Madhya Pradesh
2018.129gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 18.1 x 15.6 cm (7 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Krishna and Satyabhama Storm the Citadel of Naraka, Folio 97 from a...
Nepal, Kathmandu
2022.45Gum tempera and ink on paperPaper: 55.5 x 36.2 cm (21 7/8 x 14 1/4 in.); Painting only: 32.2 x 51.5 cm (12 11/16 x 20 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Queen Kaikeyi reminds King Dasharatha about the sacrifices of King Bali...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar, Court of Amar Singh II (reigned 1698–1710)
2018.142gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPurchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Circumcision ceremony for Akbar’s sons, painting 126 from an Akbar-nama ...
Dharam Das (Indian, active c. 1580–1605)
1971.76gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 22.9 x 12.1 cm (9 x 4 3/4 in.); Sheet with border: 34.7 x 22.5 cm (13 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India,...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1971.77Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 31.2 x 18.6 cm (12 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.); Overall: 36.5 x 23.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Battle between Manuchihr and Tur, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of...
Mughal India, court of Jahangir (reigned 1605–27)
1945.171Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 12.4 x 11 cm (4 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.); Overall: 34.6 x 22.9 cm (13 5/8 x 9 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Dog Walker
India, Lucknow, Company School, 19th century
1992.143gum tempera and ink on paperOverall: 22.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Alamshah cleaving asunder the chain of the wheel, from volume 11 of a...
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
1976.74Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cotton and paperPage: 83.7 x 67 cm (32 15/16 x 26 3/8 in.)Gift of George P. BickfordCCCC0
Grotesque Dancers Performing
Mughal India
1971.88gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 16 x 9 cm (6 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Hanuman with Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.120Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperOverall: 68.8 x 42.6 cm (27 1/16 x 16 3/4 in.); Painting: 45.6 x 29.4 cm (17 15/16 x 11 9/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Rama and Sita enthroned with Lakshmana and Hanuman attending, from a...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.152Gum tempera, graphite, tin, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 47.8 x 29 cm (18 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Painting only: 45.5 x 27.5 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.14524 full size illustrations with 160 folios of text; gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperJohn L. Severance FundCCCC0
Sindhu Raga
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
2004.110Gum tempera and ink on paperOverall: 48.1 x 27.9 cm (18 15/16 x 11 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Kalpa-sutra Manuscript with 24 Miniatures
Western India, Gujarat
1932.119Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperOverall: 12.5 x 25.7 cm (4 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto); Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso)
Mughal India, probably Lucknow
2013.348Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 30.6 x 25 cm (12 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim CollectionCCCC0
Folio 40 from a Kalpa-sutra: Text (recto); Birth of Mahavira (verso)
Western India, Gujarat
1976.27gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperOverall: 9.4 x 28.4 cm (3 11/16 x 11 3/16 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Rustam Takes Aim at Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)
Sultanate India, Deccan or Malwa
2020.204Gum tempera and ink on paperFolio: 31.8 x 25.6 cm (12 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.); Painting: 13.7 x 20.5 cm (5 3/8 x 8 1/16 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Brahma
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.148Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperPainting only: 45.1 x 27.7 cm (17 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Krishna as Kali worshipped by Radha (recto);...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.113Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 48.1 x 29.7 cm (18 15/16 x 11 11/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Sugriva
Southern India, Andhra Pradhesh
1975.73Gum tempera, ink, and hand-colored silver paper appliqué on paperPage: 35.5 x 23.5 cm (14 x 9 1/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. WardCCCC0
Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines ...
Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Paintings: Nepal, Kathmandu
1938.301Covers: Gum tempera, colors, and paper on wood; pages: gum tempera and ink on palm leavesCovers overall: 6.5 x 57 x 1.5 cm (2 9/16 x 22 7/16 x 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1669–98) Receives a Courtier
Ruknuddin (Indian, active c. 1666–97)
2018.191Ink and gum tempera on paperPage: 25 x 18.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Miniature: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Ganesha
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.166Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperPainting only: 45.3 x 27.5 cm (17 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Rao Ram Singh I’s Elephant Gone Amok
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
2018.177gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 20 x 41.6 cm (7 7/8 x 16 3/8 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Krishna and the Cowherds Dive into the River, from a Rasikapriya
Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
2018.126gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 20.6 x 17.8 cm (8 1/8 x 7 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Khadgaroma, Son of Ravana
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh
2001.163Gum tempera, ink, and hand-colored silver paper appliqué on paperPage: 39.7 x 27.6 cm (15 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
A Woman Plucks Leaves While Awaiting Her Lover: Gunakali Ragini of...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar, Chawand
2018.136gum tempera and ink on paper20.6 x 18.1 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, from a Persian translation of the...
Southern India, Deccan
2006.203gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 32.3 x 24.1 cm (12 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Image: 23.5 x 18 cm (9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)Gift of Eugene and Joan Savitt in memory of Dr. and Mrs. E.K. Zaworski, her grandparentsCCCC0
Radha’s Confidante Brings Her to Krishna, Based on Poetry of Bihari ...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur
2018.172Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 28.3 x 39.4 cm (11 1/8 x 15 1/2 in.); Miniature: 21.6 x 31.4 cm (8 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Abduction of Rukmini: Krishna Tied the Hands of Rukma, from a Bhagavata...
Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
2018.127Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 16.9 x 20 cm (6 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.); Miniature: 14 x 17.8 cm (5 1/2 x 7 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Krishna sporting with the gopis in the Jumna River, from a Bhagavata Purana
Northern India
1971.171Gum tempera and ink on paperOverall: 16.5 x 22.2 cm (6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin N. HaasCCCC0
Women Play Music for Radha and Krishna: Chitrini Nayika, from a Rasikapriya
Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
2018.132gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 22.9 x 16.2 cm (9 x 6 3/8 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Draupadi Rescued from Abduction, from a Mahabharata
Northern India, Popular Mughal School, probably done at Bikaner
2018.189gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 14.6 x 19.4 cm (5 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.); Miniature: 11.2 x 16.5 cm (4 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
The Goddess Annihilates the Demon Raktabija, from a Devi-Mahatmya
Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
2018.128gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 16.2 x 25.7 cm (6 3/8 x 10 1/8 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Three Musicians Perform Before a King: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala
Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
2018.131gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper20.8 x 16.5 cm (8 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Maharana Jagat Singh II of Mewar (r. 1734–51) Dressed as a Bhil, Hunting...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
2018.146gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 17.2 x 24.8 cm (6 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Baby Krishna Asking for Butter from Yashoda, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.112Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 48 x 30 cm (18 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.); Painting only: 45.7 x 28 cm (18 x 11 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Royal Elephant Ramkali with a Mahout
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput kingdom of Mewar, Udaipur, Court of Ari Singh (reigned 1761–73)
2005.202gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 20.6 x 21.4 cm (8 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.); Sheet with border: 24.1 x 25 cm (9 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
2018.179gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paperPage: 32.7 x 23.8 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.); Miniature: 18.8 x 12.7 cm (7 3/8 x 5 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
The Marriage of Pradyumna and Rukmavati, page from a Bhagavata Purana
Northern India
1976.26Gum tempera and ink on paperOverall: 16.3 x 21.5 cm (6 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Tiger Hunt of Ram Singh II
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
1991.168Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 25.3 x 49.1 cm (9 15/16 x 19 5/16 in.); with mat: 40.6 x 53.2 cm (16 x 20 15/16 in.)Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
A Serpent Protects Vasudeva Taking His Infant Son Krishna to Safety
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.153Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperPainting only: 45 x 27.7 cm (17 11/16 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Yasoda with Krishna Churning Butter
Eastern India, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.160Gum tempera, ink, graphite, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 51.3 x 35.6 cm (20 3/16 x 14 in.); Painting only: 45 x 27.8 cm (17 11/16 x 10 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Woman Longing for Her Lover: Verati Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
2018.176gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paperPage: 30.2 x 24.2 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.); Miniature: 21 x 11.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto); Parivati Placing...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.129Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 48.5 x 29.3 cm (19 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Prince Shreyamsa dreams of the coming of Rishabha, from a...
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber
2021.12Gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper26.7 x 42.5 cm (10 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.)Jo Hershey Selden FundCCCC0
An East African King Receives Three Emissaries, from a Khamsa of Amir...
India, Sultanate period
1963.261gum tempera and ink on paperOverall: 28.6 x 21.6 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Ghatotkacha and three demons in his company chase Bhagadatta, from...
Fazl (Indian, active early 1600s)
2013.321Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPage: 36.7 x 24 cm (14 7/16 x 9 7/16 in.)Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim CollectionCCCC0
Portrait of Maharaja Rai Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1574-1612)
Nur Muhammad (Indian, active c. 1580–1630)
1987.1100Ink and gum tempera on paperImage: 20.5 x 14.6 cm (8 1/16 x 5 3/4 in.); Paper: 42.4 x 26 cm (16 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.)Gift of Flora D. Glass and Elwood G. Glass, Jr. CCCC0
Folio 13 from a Kalpa-sutra: Transfer of the Embryo (recto); Transfer of...
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpur
17.2014Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 11.7 x 29.5 cm (4 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.); Matted: 38.1 x 50.8 cm (15 x 20 in.)On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection©
A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword
Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645) and 1 other
2013.323gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, text on versoPage: 17.8 x 12.5 cm (7 x 4 15/16 in.)Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim CollectionCCCC0
Seated Jina Rishabha Enshrined, from a Jain Manuscript: Kalpa-Sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1983.1047Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperPaper: 11.1 x 25.9 cm (4 3/8 x 10 3/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. WardCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: The Goddess Kali (recto); Kali Standing on...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.110Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 49.7 x 29.3 cm (19 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Woman Playing Music (recto); Krishna...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.133Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 47.7 x 29.1 cm (18 3/4 x 11 7/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Balarama and Krishna
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.168Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperPainting only: 45.3 x 27.9 cm (17 13/16 x 11 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.103Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 50.5 x 32 cm (19 7/8 x 12 5/8 in.); Painting only: 45.8 x 28.3 cm (18 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Manuscript of the Prashnavyakarana-sutra
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore
26.2014Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperOverall: 12.3 x 30.6 cm (4 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.)On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection©
Mahant of Tarakeshwar Rides on an Elephant
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.104Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 60.8 x 42.3 cm (23 15/16 x 16 5/8 in.); Painting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.109Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 47.8 x 29.4 cm (18 13/16 x 11 9/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Vaishnava Devotee with Two Women
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.101Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperPainting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Ganesha-Janani (Mother of Ganesh)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.169Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperPainting only: 44.2 x 27.9 cm (17 3/8 x 11 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Barber Cleaning a Woman’s Ear
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.117Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 47.8 x 29.7 cm (18 13/16 x 11 11/16 in.); Painting only: 45.3 x 28.4 cm (17 13/16 x 11 3/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Rama and Hanuman, Holding an Uprooted Tree,...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.150Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 48.6 x 29.8 cm (19 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Folio 146 from the “Devasano Pada Bhandar” Kalpa-sutra: Celestial...
Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan
18.2014Gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paperSheet: 11.2 x 26 cm (4 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.); Matted: 38.1 x 50.8 cm (15 x 20 in.)On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection©
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Sheetaladevi: The Smallpox Goddess (recto);...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.157Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 46.9 x 29.8 cm (18 7/16 x 11 3/4 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Gajalakshmi: Lakshmi with Elephants
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.149Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 60.7 x 42.4 cm (23 7/8 x 16 11/16 in.); Painting only: 43 x 27.7 cm (16 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Maid Bringing a Hookah to a Lady (recto);...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.107Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; Woodcut with black ink and handcolored with yellow, green and red paint on paperSecondary Support: 48.6 x 30.1 cm (19 1/8 x 11 7/8 in.); Recto Image: 45.8 x 27.5 cm (18 1/16 x 10 13/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Diana or Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.147Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 48.4 x 27.6 cm (19 1/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Painting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Cowgirls ...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.114Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; Woodcut with black ink and handcolored with yellow, green and red paint on paperSecondary Support: 48.5 x 29.9 cm (19 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.130Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperPainting only: 44.5 x 28.3 cm (17 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Annapurna and Shiva
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.162Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 50.3 x 30.7 cm (19 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.); Painting only: 45.5 x 27.6 cm (17 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Vishnu and Lakshmi
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.132Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 47.8 x 29.1 cm (18 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Painting only: 45.6 x 27.7 cm (17 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
The Mutiny of the Heroine Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.146Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 48.5 x 29.6 cm (19 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.); Painting only: 45.5 x 28 cm (17 15/16 x 11 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Kartikeya
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.151Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 47.8 x 29.1 cm (18 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Painting only: 45.8 x 28.2 cm (18 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Radha and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.156.bGum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 47.7 x 29.7 cm (18 3/4 x 11 11/16 in.); Painting only: 45.6 x 27.7 cm (17 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
English Babu (Native Indian Clerk) Holding a Hookah
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.145Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 48 x 29.5 cm (18 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.); Painting only: 45.7 x 28 cm (18 x 11 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Nitai and Gaur
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.154Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 50 x 29.6 cm (19 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.); Painting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Shiva Bearing Aloft the Body of His Sati
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.131Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 48 x 29.1 cm (18 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.); Painting only: 45.6 x 27.8 cm (17 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Seven Heroes or Warriors Killing Abhimanya, Son of Arjuna
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.144Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 49.9 x 30 cm (19 5/8 x 11 13/16 in.); Painting only: 45.6 x 27.7 cm (17 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Jailer Receiving the Mahant of Tarakeshwar in Prison
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.105Black ink, gum tempera, and tin paint, with graphite underdrawing on paperPainting only: 45 x 28 cm (17 11/16 x 11 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Two Aspects of Kali
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
1980.216Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperOverall: 49.5 x 29 cm (19 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of Dr. William G. ArcherCCCC0
Hanuman
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
1980.217Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperOverall: 46 x 27.5 cm (18 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of Dr. Virod P. DwivediCCCC0
A Traveler Persuades Lorik to Return Home (top); Chanda Objects (bottom)...
Sultanate India
1981.55gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperImage: 19.7 x 14 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.); Overall: 25.5 x 20 cm (10 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)Gift of D. J. R. Ushikubo, The John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, and Bequest of James Parmelee by exchangeCCCC0
Man Seated in a European Chair Smoking a Margila Pipe, from a Kalighat...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
1984.221Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 50.4 x 31 cm (19 13/16 x 12 3/16 in.); Painting only: 45.5 x 27.4 cm (17 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. WardCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva ...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.108Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 48.2 x 29.6 cm (19 x 11 5/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Worship of the Infant Krishna, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.128Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 36 x 29.1 cm (14 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Painting only: 29 x 25 cm (11 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Hari-Hara (recto); Vasudeva (Krishna's...
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.100Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 49.9 x 29.8 cm (19 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.); Recto Image: 45.5 x 28.2 cm (17 15/16 x 11 1/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Winged Apsara with a Horn (recto); Jagannatha Trio (verso)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.135Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 47.9 x 29.3 cm (18 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
A Monk Preaching: Folio 2 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1971.119.agum tempera and ink on paperOverall: 5.7 x 18.4 cm (2 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Text: Folio 2 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Western India, Gujarat
1971.119.bgum tempera and ink on paperOverall: 5.7 x 18.4 cm (2 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Kalighat Painting
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.124Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 28.1 x 36 cm (11 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.); Painting only: 25.3 x 30.3 cm (9 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Kali
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.163Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperPainting only: 45.4 x 28 cm (17 7/8 x 11 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Lakshmi and Sarasvati
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.121Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 36.1 x 29.2 cm (14 3/16 x 11 1/2 in.); Painting only: 30.1 x 25.5 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Vishnu in Female Form of Mohini Carrying Amrita for the Gods
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.122Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 36 x 28.8 cm (14 3/16 x 11 5/16 in.); Painting only: 29.5 x 25 cm (11 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Rai Raja, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.123Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 36 x 28.4 cm (14 3/16 x 11 3/16 in.); Painting only: 30.2 x 25.2 cm (11 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Raja Riding a Horse
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.161Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperPainting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Calligraphy of a ghazal of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (Indian, 1253–1325) (verso)
India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century
2013.341.bink, gum tempera, and gold on paperOverall: 25.4 x 19.7 cm (10 x 7 3/4 in.)Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim CollectionCCCC0
Gaur and Nitai, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.115Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperOverall: 27.8 x 21.3 cm (10 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward©
Kali, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.116Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperOverall: 28 x 21.5 cm (11 x 8 7/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward©
The Goddess Ganga, from a Kalighat album
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.127Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paperSecondary Support: 35.8 x 27 cm (14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.); Painting only: 29.8 x 22.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Megha-Nada (Indrajit, Son of Radha)
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.119Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperPainting only: 45.5 x 27.6 cm (17 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Yasoda Holding Krishna and Radha
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.125Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 36 x 29.1 cm (14 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Painting only: 30.1 x 25.2 cm (11 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Krishna Standing by Radha who is Seated on a Chair
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.155Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 51.7 x 27.8 cm (20 3/8 x 10 15/16 in.); Painting only: 45.4 x 27.7 cm (17 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Krishna Stroking Radha's Feet
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.138Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperPainting only: 40.4 x 28 cm (15 7/8 x 11 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Dusmanta Garlanding Shakumtala
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.141Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 15 x 10.7 cm (5 7/8 x 4 3/16 in.); Painting only: 13.6 x 8.7 cm (5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Pravira Kneeling at the Feet of Jana
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.142Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperPainting only: 15 x 10.3 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Yasoda and Krishna
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.159Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 48.9 x 33.8 cm (19 1/4 x 13 5/16 in.); Painting only: 42 x 26 cm (16 9/16 x 10 1/4 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Matsya, Fish Avatara of Vishnu
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.102Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 47.5 x 29.2 cm (18 11/16 x 11 1/2 in.); Painting only: 44.9 x 27.2 cm (17 11/16 x 10 11/16 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
The Goddess Ganga
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
2003.158Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paperSecondary Support: 53 x 35.6 cm (20 7/8 x 14 in.); Painting only: 45.1 x 27.6 cm (17 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0