EditorialRing with Symbol of Good Fortune (shri), Ring with shri symbol, Ring, decorated with the 'Sri sign' ., anonymous, Indonesia, c. 800 - c. 1200, gold (metal), d 2 cm ? h 1 cm ? w 5.00 gr.
EditorialJatayu (Rama'a Mythical Bird) Hinders Ravana's Chariot, Trying to Prevent Abduction of Sita, 1800s. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Woodcut; black ink on paper; secondary support: 49.8 x 31.4 cm (19 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.); painting only: 40.6 x 26.5 cm (16 x 10 7...
EditorialShri Raga, from a Ragamala series; Three musicians perform before a noble, c. 1650. Central India, Malwa. Color on paper; 20.8 x 16.5 cm (8 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.).
EditorialKrishna Stroking Radha's Feet, 1800s. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Woodcut with black ink on paper; secondary support: 49.7 x 29.6 cm (19 9/16 x 11 5/8 in.); painting only: 40.6 x 26.6 cm (16 x 10 1/2 in.).
EditorialThe head priest (Tilakayat) Govardhanlalji makes offerings to Shri Nathji in celebration of the flower festival (phulasajya) or Spring festival (Gulabi Gangaur), c. 1890. Attributed to Ghasiram Hardev Sharma (Indian, 1866-1930). Color on paper; page: 2...
EditorialRama and Sita in Royal Palace, 1800s. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Woodcut with black ink and handcolored with yellow, green and red paint on paper; secondary support: 29.7 x 47.7 cm (11 11/16 x 18 3/4 in.); painting only: 27 x 38.6 cm (10 5/8 x 15 3/16 i...
EditorialVishnu and Shri Supported by Garuda, 1000s-1100s. Western India, Karnataka, 11th-12th century. Volcanic Deccan trap; overall: 84.5 x 55.9 cm (33 1/4 x 22 in.).
EditorialBattle Scene, 1800s. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Black ink and hand-colored with yellow, red and green on paper; secondary support: 49.8 x 31.4 cm (19 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.); painting only: 26.8 x 41.6 cm (10 9/16 x 16 3/8 in.).
EditorialShri Raga, c. 1695. India, Rajasthan, Mewar, 17th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; image: 34.4 x 22.5 cm (13 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.); overall: 38 x 25 cm (14 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.).
EditorialKalighat Painting, 1800s. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Woodcut with black ink on paper; secondary support: 30 x 49.7 cm (11 13/16 x 19 9/16 in.); painting only: 27.8 x 41.7 cm (10 15/16 x 16 7/16 in.).
EditorialShri Dvarakanathji of Kankroli (Dubarakanathji), mid-1800s. India, Rajasthan, Kota School, 19th century. Ink, color and gold on paper; overall: 32.8 x 25.2 cm (12 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.).
EditorialPendant with Shri, c. 100s. Pakistan, Gandhara, Sirkap, Kushan Period (1st century-320). Gold repouss? and carnelian; diameter: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.).
EditorialKrishna Weighted against Precious Objects (?), 1800s. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Black ink and hand-colored with green, yellow and red on paper; secondary support: 30 x 48.7 cm (11 13/16 x 19 3/16 in.); painting only: 28.5 x 45 cm (11 1/4 x 17 11/16 in.).
EditorialShri, 900-950. South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century. Granite; overall: 138.4 x 41.9 cm (54 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.).
Editorial"Ranji - the Jam of Nawanagar." Ranjitsinhji, the Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar GCSI, GBE (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933) (also known as Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Vibhaji Ranjitsinhji, K.S. Ranjitsinhji, was ruler of Nawanagar State and a noted ...
EditorialPrince Ranjitsinhji. Full name: H.H. Jam Saheb Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar. Ranjitsinhji GCSI GBE (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933), often known as Ranji, was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933, as ...
EditorialBronze statues of Vishnu with his consorts Bhu and Shri, from Tamil Nadu, southern India, around 1000. The Hindu god Vishnu is depicted as a great King with a tall crown. He is identified by the conch shell and the flaming discus that he holds in his t...
EditorialOsakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen showing the city of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615),Momoyama Period. Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 1 - The Shinto Nintoku Tennogu shri...
EditorialPriests before Shri Nathji, ca. 1820, India (Rajasthan, Kota), Ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper, 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm), Paintings, The temple at Nathdvara, north of Udaipur in Rajasthan, houses an image of Krishna from Mathura, a town near...
EditorialYoung prince Shri Raga (Rama) sitting in a pavillion listens to music played by the sage Narada and Tamburu (wearing a hose head). From the Ramayana epic by Valmiki. India; Rajasthani miniature painting, 17th century.
EditorialBronze statues of Vishnu with his consorts Bhu and Shri, from Tamil Nadu, southern India, around 1000. The Hindu god Vishnu is depicted as a great King with a tall crown. He is identified by the conch shell and the flaming discus that he holds in his t...