EditorialDervish, 17th?century, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, without mounting: 3 15/16 ? 1 3/4 in. (10 ? 4.5 cm), Dervishes are adherents to a mystical tradition within Islam known as Sufism, though they are distinguished from other Sufi practitio...
EditorialSufis Entering a Castle, probably from a biographical?dictionary, late 17thearly 18th?century, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, without mounting: 9 3/4 ? 6 in. (24.8 ? 15.2 cm), Sufism is a tradition within Islam that is characterized by asce...
EditorialTwo demon brothers 'sprang up'. Praheti practiced asceticism and is shown in ascetic garb seated next to a hut in the right background of the picture. Heti is shown in the right foreground seeking a wife, and then with his wife, Bhaya, sister of Kala, ...
EditorialSetmalar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes), ca. 1630?40, India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 13 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (33.7 x 24.8 cm), Paintings, This ragini evokes the rainy season and is given d...
EditorialSaniassi, A Saniassi (sannyasin), a believer living in poverty and asceticism, Signed: P. Sonnerat pinx, Poisson sc, pl. 68, after p. 256 (vol. 1), Sonnerat, Pierre M. (pinx.); Poisson, Jean-Baptiste Marie (sculp.), 1782, Sonnerat, Pierre: Voyages aux ...
EditorialTwo demon brothers 'sprang up'. Praheti practiced asceticism and is shown in ascetic garb seated next to a hut in the right background of the picture. Heti is shown in the right foreground seeking a wife, and then with his wife, Bhaya, sister of Kala, ...
EditorialTwo demon brothers 'sprang up'. Praheti practiced asceticism and is shown in ascetic garb seated next to a hut in the right background of the picture. Heti is shown in the right foreground seeking a wife, and then with his wife, Bhaya, sister of Kala, ...
EditorialSetmalar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes), ca. 1630?40, India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 13 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (33.7 x 24.8 cm), Paintings, This ragini evokes the rainy season and is given d...
EditorialLinga Altar with Four Faces of Shiva, Thakuri period, dated 1045, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Copper alloy, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); L. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. of base 5 in. (6.8 cm); Wt. 15 lbs (6.8 kg), Metalwork, Shiva linga are variously represented as a...