Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদさんのイラストまとめ

#Pahari painting attr to artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at @harvartmuseums
On the banks of River Tawi, Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota #Jammu Hunts a Lion. A Hawk in the distance witnesses the chaotic scene
@DalrympleWill @Peachtreespeaks @WasaibExplor @ranjona

Dated 1778 AD #CompanySchool #CompanyPainting by artist #SheikhZainAlDin of #Patna of 'Lineated Barbet' from the #ImpeyAlbum of #Calcutta sold by @ChristiesInc for $187,500 In 2018, from the Maitri Collection.
@DalrympleWill @Peachtreespeaks @WasaibExplor @PropitiousOn3O

'It is the Day for the Garden' (so it is!)
Ascribed to Mahesh, this 1588 ad painting, now at @harvartmuseums is from the Diwan (Works) of Anvari commissioned by #Mughal Emperor #Akbar at #Lahore
Poet Anvari (1126-89) is considered one of the greatest figure in Persian literature.

...continuing "Strange sights are amongst the endless joys of #India", c1680 Provincial #MughalArt from #Bikaner & auctioned by @bonhams1793 'An Unusual Portrait of a Nobleman from the Dodiya Clan of #Rajasthan & #Gujarat with a Conjoined Twin growing from his Stomach'.
Ugh!

A Wild Corinda Pearched on a Flowering Branch, c1820 #Calcutta #Bengal #CompanySchool #CompanyPainting sold by @bonhams1793 (26th October, 2020, lot no 207C, £5,062).
@DalrympleWill @Peachtreespeaks @swativashishtha @dpanikkar

Festive Season begins! And, Dussehra is approaching.
c1815 #Lucknow #CompanySchool #CompanyPainting now at @KNMA depicts 'Making a Frame for Fireworks', in the same way #Dussehra Effigies are made today.
@DalrympleWill @swativashishtha @Peachtreespeaks @dpanikkar @ranjithoskote

'A Group of Recruits to #SkinnersHorse 2nd Regiment' 1815-16 #Delhi from #FraserAlbum of William & James Fraser, ancestors of @oliviafraserart, wife of @DalrympleWill
The brothers were good friends of James Skinner.
#CompanySchool #CompanyPainting
At #DavidCollection Denmark.

#WorldPostDay
1837AD #CompanySchool #CompanyPainting of a 'Chuprassi' bringing a Letter, now at @harvartmuseums
Major role of a Chauprassi was to fetch/deliver letters as 'Dawk Runners' for their masters. Faster means of communication was a reason for #EastIndiaCompany success

#WaqWaq is an Indo Persian lore, a Mythical Tree on which Creatures grow.
Did the inspiration come from #Morocco, sight first reported in 300 BC?
c1625 #PolierAlbum from #Golconda #Deccan now at Museum für Islamische Kunst (#SMBforHome) Berlin?
@DalrympleWill @iamrana @dpanikkar

Today is #DesertificationAndDroughtDay
Conserve Water now or face Drought.
From @Sothebys c1700 ad #Pahari painting from #Basohli #HimachalPradesh 'A Girl Draws Water from a Well'.
@DalrympleWill @iamrana @dpanikkar @MirdhaOne @swativashishtha @ranjithoskote