This c1820 AD alluring & richly detailed #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Delhi or #Alwar of 'A Young Woman Reclining on a Carpet with a #Cat' from the collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan was sold by Christie's on 28 Oct 2025 for £17,780

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A Family of Cheetahs in a Rocky Landscape'

This c1575 CE #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting attributed to Basawan, a favourite #Artist of emperor #Akbar at #Agra from the collection of Prince & Princess Sarudin Aga Khan was sold by Christies on October 28 for a mind-blowing £10,245,000!

This evocative & highly expressed naturalism is a breathtaking #Painting & one of the most outstanding & unforgettable early #MughalArt

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Exceptional results from Sothebys 29th Oct 2025 sale

This c1850 #Sikh #Painting by Bishen Singh #Amritsar or #Lahore of 'Maharaja Ranjit Singh of #Punjab, #India in Procession, Riding on an Elephant through a Bazar' sold for £952,500 (est £200,000)

The French inscriptions indicate that this #Art was commissioned by French Army Generals working with the #SikhEmpire as advisors against #EastIndiaCompany

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Amiban of Rania, #Haryana & probably the 6th legitimate wife of #WilliamFraser, an official of the #EastIndiaCompany in this circa 1816 #CompanyPainting from the #FraserAlbum on Sotheby's auction of 29th Oct, 2025

Est. £150,000-250,000

The boy next to her is mentioned as Hazir Khan, son of Tax Collector Nijabat Khan, but is actually Fraser's own, to avoid a scandal back home in #Scotland

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'Ladies with Fireworks on a Terrace'
c1730 CE #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kishangarh #Rajasthan from the collection of Prince & Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan to be auctioned by Christie's on 28th October, 2025, estimate £80,000-120,000.

#HappyDiwali (Festival of Lights) to all those celebrating today.

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A Couple (Lovers) Celebrating #Diwali (Festival of Lights) with Firecrackers.

c1800 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra or #Mandi #HimachalPradesh and now at British Museum

#HappyDiwali to all those celebrating today

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A 19th century Wood-Carved figure of #Ravana from #Bali #Indonesia now at British #Museum London

On #Dussehra today, the Victory of the Good over the Evil

#TheGoldenRoad #HappyDussehra #Ramayana

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An 18th century intricately carved image (of Ivory) of #Ravana from South India and now at British Museum

Wishing a #HappyDussehra to those celebrating

#RavanaDahan #Ravanaprabhu #Dussehra #DussehraCelebration

Dusehra is a #HinduFestival which is celebrated by the #Hindus to mark the victory of Good over Evil. It was on the day that the Demon King Ravana was defeated by #Hindu God Rama

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Dancing Ganesha

10th cent. Red Stone statue from the Kalachuri Dynasty of #MadhyaPradesh shows Him holding His Broken Tusk with which He writes #Ramayana

#Hindu God Lord #Ganesha is worshipped in #India & South-east Asia as a remover of Obstacles (#TrumpTariffs ?) & for grant of Wealth & Success

#GaneshChaturthi

Now at #TheMet (Metropolitan #Museum of #Art)

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Mythical Beasts with a Herd of #Elephants

On #WorldElephantDay

This c1610 AD coloured-wash line drawing (#NimQalam) #IndianMiniaturePainting from the atelier of the #Mughal ruler #Akbar was bought by Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 1914 from Dr. A K Coomaraswamy for £50

Last viewed at 'The Great Mughals: #Art Architecture and Opulence' exhibition

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