Maharaja Gulab Singh on Lake Wular in #Kashmir
c1840 CE #Pahari #Painting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh from the Toby Falk coll sold by Christies for £32,760
Gulab Singh was given the title of Maharaja by #RanjitSingh of #Lahore #Punjab in 1810 CE for commanding the #Sikh forces in suppressing local revolts.
He went on to annex #Mankot #Jasrota & #Basohli in #Jammu
In 1846 the #EastIndiaCompany recognised him as the Ruler of #Jammu #Kashmir
As #Delhi pollution 'improves' from 'severe' to 'very poor' & Government has allowed plying of vehicles, its time for 'A Leisurely Ride' as in this c1740 CE #Pahari #Painting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh of Mian Mukund Dev of #Jasrota #Jammu & his singer lady Amal
Mukund Dev is wearing a yellow robe in honour of the #Spring festival of Vasant
This #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at Victoria & Albert #Museum
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #Museums #Paintings #Heritage #History
Villagers gather around a Fire on a Winter Night.
The man in the centre appears to be Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota #Jammu but is disputed by the late B N Goswamy, the world famous #Art historian.
c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Indian #Museum #Calcutta #Bengal
Today #India celebrates #Lohri to mark end of the #WinterSeason by sitting around a fire.
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Hindu & #Sikh #Festival
B N Goswamy, 90, doyen of #Pahari #Art, passed away this morning
His demise leaves behind a void, a vacuum which won't be filled soon
His favourite:
'The Trumpeters'
c1740 CE, by #Nainsukh of #Guler, #HimachalPradesh who made this at #Jasrota, #Jammu (#Punjab Hills)
Now at British #Museum
"The painting depicts seven musicians...holding Pahari horns with long pipes known as turhi...their postures, costumes, hands & faces
and, their instruments introduces dynamism & vibrancy to the moment"
Friends, today is:
#InternationalDanceDay #WorldDanceDay
So, Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota #Jammu (#Himalayan #Punjab State) #India Watches a #DancePerformance by a Male Dressed as a Female.
This c1750 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting is by #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh & now at Victoria & Albert #Museum London.
#Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Himalayas #Paintings #Entertainment #Music #Dance #Artwork #MastoArt
#HappyLohri
The Festival of #Lohri which Includes a Ritual around a Bonfire, marks the Passing of Winter Solstice.
It also Marks the End of the #Winter #HarvestingSeason & the Beginning of a New One in #Punjab #Haryana & parts of North #India
1760 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of Guler #HimachalPradesh now at #Indian #Museum #Calcutta (#Kolkata) of Raja Balwant Singh of #Nagrota #Jasrota #Jammu Warms Himself Around a Fire at Night
#DelhiColdWave continues with temperature recorded at 1.2° celcius!
#Delhi residents try to stay warm, by all means just like this Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota stays warm in his Tent at #Nagrota #JammuAndKashmir #India
c1760 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, #Mumbai #Bombay
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Art #IndianArt #History #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Painting #IndianCulture
Sharad Mohan