'A Woman in Red with a Child who Holds a Bow'
c1820 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Mandi #HimachalPradesh by #Artist Chajju which belonged to the #EdwinBinney collection & is now at the San Diego #Museum of #Art USA
#HappyMothersDay to all the Mothers
#IndianHeritage #Painting #Heritage #History #ArtHistory #IndianHistory #artoftheday #mothers #motherhood #mothersdayspecial #mothersday #MastoArt #Histodons
#HappyValentinesDay #HappyValentines
Two Lovers meet in this c1800 CE #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Jaipur #Rajasthan from the #EdwinBinney collection now housed at San Diego Museum of Art, USA
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Two Women on a Terrace, Smoking #Huqqa & Flying #Kites on #Basant signifying the arrival of the #Spring #Season
On #BasantPanchmi #VasantPanchami
A major festival for the #Hindus, #Sikhs & #Muslims of the #Indian Subcontinent
c1785 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from the #EdwinBinney collection now at San Diego #Museum of #Art USA
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'A Glimpse of the Loved One'.
c1750 CE #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bundi #Rajasthan #India from #EdwinBinney collection now at San Diego #Museum of #Art USA
The #Nayika is taking care of her dress so that her lover will be pleased when he sees her. But, the 'Peeping Tom' is already watching her.
The theme is derived from the love-play between Lord #Krishna & Radha in which the mischief reflects the all-seeing nature of the #Hindu God.
Before I brush my teeth, say #GoodNightEveryone & go to bed...
This c1750 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bahu or #Kullu #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh from #EdwinBinney collection now at San Diego #Museum of #Art USA 'Demon Dhumrakshas Leads his Army' from a #Mahabharata folio.
Just wondering, how much 'Toothpaste' would they be consuming? A costly affair being a demon!
#IndianHeritage #Art #Hinduism #Religion #IndianMythology #History #GoodNight
'A Woman stands under a #Mango Tree'.
From a c1751 AD #Rajput #Rajasthani #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting from Pratapgarh#Rajasthan from the #EdwinBinney collection now at #SanDiego #Museum of #Art
This is 'Kaiseri' #Ragini & incidentally 'Kaiseri 'is a popular variety of a Mango too, very sweet & juicy fruit, not my favourite though!
#IndianClassicalMusic #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #MastoArt #IndianCulture #Museums #Paintings #Fruit #Painting #Music #India
The Lady in Red!
With a Child who holds a Bow.
Simple Joys of a Simple Life.
c1820 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by Chhajju, grandson of the famous #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh from the #EdwinBinney collection now at #SanDiego #Museum of #Art USA.
Artist Nainsukh (1710-1778 AD) is also known as the #LeonardoDaVinci of #India
#MastoArt #IndianHeritage @pvonhellermannn #IndianHistory #Museums #Paintings #Himalayas #IndianCulture #Painting #Family #Toys
#MakarSakranti, the day when Sun transits from the Zodiac of Sagittarius ( Southern) to Capricorn (Northern Hemisphere) is celebrated as the day of Bonfire (#Lohri), Feast, #Art, Dance & KiteFlying like in this 1785 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh #India (#Punjab Hills) from #EdwinBinney 3rd collection now at San Diego Museum of Art
'Two Women on a Terrace Smoking #Huqqa & #KiteFlying'.
#IndianCulture #IndianMythology #Culture #Paintings #Heritage #History
Sharad Mohan