Alwar Balasubramaniam – Body as Shell – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/856733
Asia From India From A.D. 1900–present Aranyani Mrinalini Mukherjee (Indian, Mumbai
Asia From India From A.D. 1900–present Aranyani Mrinalini Mukherjee (Indian, Mumbai
Mumbai: India Book House, 1999, p. 76, fig. 99. Pal, Pratapaditya.
[Royal courts] were important loci for the continuation of indigenous artistic traditions as well as conduits for European influences in both art and architecture.
ca. 1860–70 Elephant Group Unknown 1860s–70s [Victoria Terminus Building, Mumbai
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Inscription: At the base are seven protective deities that appear to be various color coded manifestations of Yamantaka. At either side are pairs of donors identified by name in Tibetan
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2010, pp. 125; 143; 16, figs. 79, 93, 110.
As the custom of building large temple complexes became more widespread, so did the production of images and other objects associated with ritual and worship.
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 1985.
Portrait of the Elephant ‚Alam KamanThe famous elephant immortalized here fell into the hands of the army led by Prince Khurram, the future Shah Jahan (r. 1627–58), during the Mughal campaign to annex the maharana of Mewar’s territories
Mumbai, 1999 discusses this subject and also illustrates the National Museum’s
Inscription: Inscribed, signed, and dated (lower margin, in graphite):c) 24/25 Home Zarina 99d) 24/25 Threshold Zarina 99e) 24/25 Door Zarina 99f) 24/25 Entrance Zarina 99g) 24/25 Courtyard Zarina 99h) 24/25 Wall Zarina 99i) 24/25 Sky Zarina 99j) 24/25 Earth Zarina 99k) 24/25 Sun Zarina 99l) 24/25 Moon Zarina 99m) 24/25 Stars Zarina 99n) 24/25 Axis Zarina 99o) 24/25 Morning Zarina 99p) 24/25 Dawn Zarina 99q) 24/25 Dew Zarina 99r) 24/25 Afternoon Zarina 99s) 24/25 Stillness Zarina 99t) 24/25 Hot-Breeze Zarina 99u) 24/25 Evening Zarina 99v) 24/25 Shadows Zarina 99w) 24/25 Urdu text Zarina 99x) 24/25 Urdu text Zarina 99y) 24/25 Rain Zarina 99z) 24/25 Fragrance Zarina 99aa) 24/25 Urdu text Zarina 99bb) 24/25 Urdu text Zarina 99cc) 24/25 Urdu text Zarina 99dd) 24/25 Country Zarina 99ee) 24/25 Dust Zarina 99ff) 24/25 Language Zarina 99gg) 24/25 Journey Zarina 99hh) 24/25 Road Zarina 99ii) 24/25 Destination Zarina 99jj) 24/25 Distance Zarina 99kk) 24/25 Time Zarina 99ll) 24/25 Border Zarina 99On verso (in pencil, lower center):c) 1d) 2e) 3f) 4g) 5h) 6i) 7j) 8k) 9l) 10m) 11n) 12o) 13p) 14q) 15r) 16s) 17t) 18u)19v) 20w) 21 / Cloudsx) 22 / Dust-Stormy) 23z) 24 aa) 25 / Nightbb) 26 / Darknesscc) 27 / Despairdd) 28ee) 29ff) 30gg) 31hh) 32ii) 33jj) 34kk) 35ll) 36
[Mumbai], 2007, unpaginated, ill. (color), Edition 5/25.