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The bulbul/ Persian Nightingale has been called 'bird of a thousand songs',notes James Forbes(1749-1819), from 1 of his richly illustrated letters. @britishlibrary @BL_VisualArts @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan @ranjona @Ayesha_Borealis #art #culture #History #company
The word 'Salabhanjika' 1st appears in text of Asavaghosha`s Buddhacharita & earlier as 'Salastree' in Natyashastra. An intricately wood carved1 from Nepal, 13-14C,Nancy Wiener Gallery.@DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan @ranjona
#culture #history #ancientart #mythology
#MondayMorning appears2 be tough,strewn with obstacles like how these men are met with a gharial& the speeding river,ca.1598, Baburnama,NM Delhi. @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan @ranjona @iamrana @ayayciog @Ayesha_Borealis @Jibunnessa #art #History #MondayMotivation
Anticipating a cyclone or reminiscing memories, a heroine (Rashikapriya) on a terrace points out at the dark clouds,Guler ca.1810-1820 @ChristiesInc @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan @ranjona Over the weekend #CycloneTauktae is anticipated #history #arthistory #weekend
A lesser seen Kalighat pat version of mythological narrative of Vishnu&Ananta Nag ,Kalighat ca. 1850-1870 @V_and_A @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan @ranjona @hemantsarin @AmitGuha2020 @BasuAshis @rangan_datta @ghosh_gopali #artwork #mythologymonday #arthistory #culture
My earliest memory of a man with supreme charm was in 1975. It was much later that I started admiring Shashi Kapoor`s work mostly as a producer&Junoon topped my list then&it still does.The fearless Javed Khan,subtle yet spirited remains unforgettable in this unrequited love tale!
In anticipation of Spring; & appreciating Kampani Kalam or Company Art here is a a Coppersmith Barbet on a flowering Star Fruit Tree Branch by Sheikh Zain Al Din @bonhams1793 @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ranjona @ssharadmohhan @BasuAshis #companyart #colonialhistory #History
A folio from a scroll of meditative chakras depicting divinities Shiva and Shakti seated in a floral seat, perhaps lotus,
18th,19thC, Rajasthan, Bonhams @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan @Clioinarms @ranjona #mythology #art #arthistory #ArtistOnTwitter #History #culture
A scene of celebration;a mehfil with bridegroom arriving for marriage by Shk. Mohammad Amir of Karraya,19thC,Calcutta @ChristiesInc
@DalrympleWill @errfanseye @iamrana @ssharadmohhan @jhowesuk @katherineschof8 @Jibunnessa @zarafshan @ranjona @tawairkh @AmitGuha2020 #company 1/2
1st #Tweet of 2021! Just want 2 do what I love most; my work&drizzles of #art #History. #Build #Create #Engage & yes #coffee s #books. 'Taylor Birds & Fruit bearing Convolvulus, from 1stVol. of James Forbes'"Oriental Memoirs'1760s-70s @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan 1/2