Hemen Majumdar (Indian, 1894–1948) - Untitled

Unknown, The monkey and bear armies are aided by giant birds Series Title: Rama's Journey, ca. 1840

Raqib Shaw (Indian, 1974), Allegory of Memories through Monozukuri, 2018-19. Acrylic liner and enamel on birch wood, 121 x 100 cm.

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

Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2676, is a picture book, containing drawings and miniature paintings of birds and animals, mythological beings, scenes of daily life, court scenes, and more. Many of the pictures are unfinished, upside-down or overpainted, suggesting a work in progress or a sketchbook. It is written in Sanskrit, circa 1700-1850.

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Illustration entitled "The Return of Rama" by artist K. Venkatappa from Sister Nivedita's and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy's Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists (1914).

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Panja is a weaving technique from Haryana in India. It is mostly used for weaving light rugs called dhurries. It gets its name from a claw-like tool called panja which is used to beat the weft threads into the warp to adjust them there. Panja rugs are famous for their lightness and portability. They are made from cotton or wool or jute. The designs are usually geometric. In the past, when these rugs adorned the palaces of Rajasthan the designs were more elaborate and resembled Persian rugs, however, over time as demands increased and rugs became common for household use, the designs simplified into the distinct geometric form they are recognised for today.

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a love letter to pavitr's character, my culture, my food and family in general💟

few days ago I asked on twt and insta what food to feed baby pavitr... there were different answers and I tried to include them all💕

it also became a bit of a love letter to my culture... I am far away from India but food as always been a connection to there(even tho I miss local food so much) I got a bit emotional while drawing ngl🥹

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also heads up... I actually never drawn and painted food before. like. not seriously. I don't really draw food. so if you're not sure what the dishes are supposed to represent (which is totally understandable), you can check the ALT caption! it made me go insane but it was fun i will also add an alternative version of the drawing without the light blue shadows and without the halftone:

A Peri Holding the Sun Rides a Composite Lion, Kashmir, c1700.

SH Raza

Hemen Mazumdar - Earring (ca. 1930)

Unknown, Matsya, the fish incarnation of Vishnu

1880-1899

Kalighat style

India

A. Ramachandran (Indian, 1935-2024), Dead Lotus Pond in Winter (Diptych), 2017. Oil on canvas, 78 x 96 in.

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian, 1913 – 1941) - Tribal Women, 1938

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

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

#FishFriday:

Fish-Shaped Box

Probably made in India, Lucknow or Hyderabad, 19th c.

Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid w/ silver & brass (bidri ware)

L 9 1/4 in (23.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 19.135.15a, b

“Although the technique of inlaying metal known as bidri was invented in the Deccan in the 17th century, and Hyderabad remained a center for this type of metalwork into the 1800s, Lucknow, in northeastern India, also became an important center for production of bidri ware in the 18th and 19th centuries.”