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A very Large Map of Pilgrim Sites along from 18th C. On cotton, yellow ground painted with palaces, temples, villages & place names inscribed in devanagari, elephants & tigers shown.

59in x 42ft
sold it for GBP156500

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2020-04-15

Rao Raja Bhoj Singh of Batters a Leaping Tiger from a Tree, 17th century school of art painting now in depicting a popular mode of Hunting. A sheep is tied to a tree as a bait as the hunter waits atop a 'Machan' to use his match lock.

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2020-04-07

A kind of
Jeffrey Becom

Orvieto, Italy
Kalymnos, Greece
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, I
Chaouen, Morocco

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2020-04-05

rudra and gaNesha: pratIhAra; Rajasthan. The lions suggest there were probably other figures like rudrANI

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2020-03-08

As the FD prepares 9 for rehabilitation, let's give them the cheer they deserve. GIB was also included in Appendix 1 of the

From my column with : https://t.co/EOqgXbnRGd

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2020-02-24

A bony ascetic (?) preparing bhang, seated in a landscape, a parrot perched on his turban
Kishangarh c.1780. pic courtesy Bonhams

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2020-02-09

New artwork for sale! - "Village girls Rajasthan" - https://t.co/9uZzTIQ1uK

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2020-02-02

witnessed mass bird deaths from and elevated concentrations of salt from illegal salt mining in the lake this year. Applause for all veterinarians and organizations who teamed up to treat the birds

Cartoon from my column with

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2019-12-11

While we celebrate newborn girls by sending pink gifts, in the village of Piplantri in Rajasthan, India, they celebrate by planting 111 trees. Since 2006 the Piplantri village has planted more than 350,000 of trees each year in celebration of their girls. Source:

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2019-11-11

Me, waiting for breakfast.
From this late 18th century painting from or even of a family at table.
The principle theme and artist are unknown. Nevertheless, it sold for £12,000.

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2019-10-30

A Bharbhunja couple ? The traditional occupation of the community is roasting & selling different types of grain like corn/maize & groundnuts. They are found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh.

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2019-10-20

Royal elephant named Khushi Khan. Left late 17th/early 18th cen. Khushi Khan has decorative orange markings on his forehead, temple & ear. Right late 18th cen. & based on the earlier work. Striking contrasting tones between the pale trunk & the black body

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2019-10-14