Miniatures from the Indian courts
Indian Painting
Small paintings from the courts of Rajasthan and the Punjab hills, made between about 1520 and 1870. Rama and Sita in the forest, Krishna among the wrestlers, a maharana on a grey stallion, a lady at her mirror, a game of pachisi on a terrace. Chokha, Ghasi, the Stipple Master and the generation after Nainsukh worked in flat opaque colour and gold, and framed almost every one of these in a red or blue border.
As a puzzle
Friendly, and brighter than anything else here. The colour is laid down flat and unmixed, so a piece of scarlet border or saffron sky belongs somewhere obvious, and the painted borders hand you the outside edge early. The figures carry all the fine detail, so leave them for last. Two thirds of these come out wider than they are tall.
A good size here: 60–250 pieces.
Subjects here: Sacred ArtHorsesAnimalsMyths and LegendsPortraits
25 pictures, pick one to build
Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion Stipple Master, ca. 1712 
Rama and Lakshmana as Boys Assist the Sage Vishvamitra: Folio from a dispersed Ramayana series Workshop active in the First generation after Nainsukh, ca. 1780 
The Demon Hiranyaksha Departs the Demon Palace: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series Unknown artist, ca. 1740 
Maharana Sarup Singh Inspects a Prize Stallion Tara, 1845–46 
The Timid Bride Unknown artist, ca. 1800 
Equestrian Portrait Unknown artist, late 19th–early 20th century 
Hanuman Revives Rama and Lakshmana with Medicinal Herbs: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series Workshop active in the First generation after Nainsukh, ca. 1790 
Equestrian Portrait of Maharana Bhim Singh Ghasi, ca. 1825 
The Monkey King Vali's Funeral Pyre: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series Workshop active in the First generation after Nainsukh, ca. 1780 
Maharaja Baghji with Courtiers and His Infant Son Ala Bagas, ca. 1750 
Radha Crosses a River to Interview a Hindu Sage Chokha, ca. 1820 
Krishna and Balarama Fight the Evil King Kamsa’s Wrestlers: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana Unknown artist, ca. 1650 
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana at the Hermitage of Bharadvaja: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series Unknown artist, ca. 1780 
Lady at Her Toilette with Attendant on a Terrace Unknown artist, ca. 1800 
Bangali Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes) Unknown artist, 1709 
Pleasures of the Hunt Unknown artist, ca. 1800 
Kalki Avatar, the Future Incarnation of Vishnu: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript Unknown artist, ca. 1760–70 
Great Indian Fruit Bat Painting attributed to Bhawani Das or a follower, ca. 1777–82 
Maharaja Sovan Singh playing pachisi Ambav, ca. 1868 
Nanda and Vasudeva: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu) Master of the Dispersed Bhagavata Purana, ca. 1520–30 
Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series Sa Nana, ca. 1520–30 
Maharana Jagat Singh II in a wedding procession Unidentified artist, Rajasthani, 1738–40 
Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha Attributed to Nainsukh, ca. 1745–50 
Maharana Amar Singh II with Ladies of the Zenana outside the Picture Hall at Rajnagar Attributed to Stipple Master, ca. 1707–8 
The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana, ca. 1560–65