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4465 AR: Palace of Ivory and Bone created ()*

The Vudrani necromancer-priest Rajput Shivji Shashibhushan created his Palace in the depths of the Vudran jungle. It was built with quickly thanks to the use of Rajput ambari.
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Finally, as weather changes, it is that time of the year when the entire city becomes a big, colorful garden. Blooms, especially of all shades are all over.

Now at this c1775 AD from
'Four Women in a Palace Garden'.

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Blessings needed, leaving for an important engagement.

BTW, in & & parts of , Elders still Bless the Younger by Patting on their Heads like in this 1692 AD by Ibrahim from now at .

'A Lady & her Duenna', a page from a dispersed Rasikapriya (Lovers Breviary).

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The best Podcast on in is &'s , a on

However, in this c1800 AD, 'Two Princes Seated on a Terrace alongwith Attendants with Flywhisks' finally agree that it is AFTER Sheldon Cooper's '' ().

from on a Christie's sale.

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'Two Women Conversing at a Window'.
(Possibly discussing & admiring my & ).

c1775 AD from now at Harvard Museums USA.

This style painting was gifted to the by John Kenneth Galbraith the Canadian American Economist and a former US Ambassador to

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This large, imposing & a very finely painted portrait of a is a rare & important

An interesting inscription reads 'The Monkey Husaini, Gift of Nawab Daud Khan'

Made c1700 AD at , this was from the Cary Welch collection sold by Bonhams for £70,000.

Daud Khan was a courtier of the Prince Mu'azzam (later Ruler Bahadur Shah-1) who presented this painting to the queen of Ruler Amar Singh.

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Two Ladies, a and a Parrot on a once again.

Helped by a friend who has managed to grab the leg of the , a lady springs up stick in hand trying to restrain a Cat from attacking her Parrot.

A beautiful c1775 AD from or now at British Museum

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'Celestial Dancer'

Made circa 1050 AD, this 771 Kgs. Chandela Period Sandstone Statue from a Temple in in Central is now at The Metropolitan Museum

This is an Extraordinary Rending of a Heavenly Celebrant Performing in Honour of the Gods.

The Chandela Dynasty ruled Central India from 831 AD to 1351 AD before being conquered by the Sultans from

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begins in but the has put a damper on travel plans once again.
International travellers are few & many are seeing very few

See for yourself, in this c1800 from a major how very few Figures are Seated under a Terrace & Promenading by a City Wall.

painting sold by Bonhams.

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Oh where have you gone?

(Sun-God) still Lurks Around with all His Might in His Chariot (Surya Rath) Drawn by the Seven-Headed Horse Driven by 's Elder Brother Aruna as the Charioteer.

It still feels Autumn in


c1775 AD from on Bonhams sale of 18 May 2022.


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Oh where have you gone?

(Sun-God) still Lurks Around with all His Might in His Chariot (Surya Rath) Drawn by the Nine-Headed Horse Driven by 's Elder Brother Aruna as the Charioteer.

It still feels Autumn in


c1775 AD from on Bonhams sale of 18 May 2022.


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A lovely c1775 AD from or now at Victoria and Albert Museum

The Child as the Legendary Butter-thief Plays with the Butter-churn as His Mother Yashoda and other Ladies Watch.


on

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When the artist's imagination runs wild, the results can be quite mind-expanding.

For example, 'Lord plays with a group of 5 youths, presumably his friends the cow-herds of in this c1850 AD from and now at Victoria and Albert Museum

Refreshing creativity!

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'Twenty Strange People & a Dog'.

c1775 AD from now at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

Could be the cause of their strange behaviour?

Each character is identified in script with derogatory names like Bewakoof (stupid), Khushamad (sycophant), Hud-hud (one who crosses the limits), Siah Sag (black dog) etc.

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I am going for a
Anyone interested in joining me?

Maybe this Fakir (Ascetic) is!

c1775 AD from sold by Bonhams 'Devotees Worshipping a covered in Hair and Henna'.

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c1750 AD by artist Nihal Chand of the romantic of the romance between & Raja Savant Singh of now at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Such was the love the Raja had for his mistress Bani Thani that he gave up the throne of his kingdom & retreated to the forest with her.

For those who watched on would recall a similar episode, when, in 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson.

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Maharaja Raj Singh of in Procession with Members of his Court.
Junia was a small State located near in Central

c1700 AD now at The Metropolitan Museum.

By artist Nihal Chand, who worked for the in the final years of the 17th century.

Raj Singh is seated in a Howdah atop an & attended by a young Prince on a Horseback & members of his court.
Glimpses of his soldiers carrying banners are seen below.

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Maharana Raj Singh 1 of watches an fight.

c1750 AD now at Freer Sackler Museum (Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art)

Raj Singh, born 1629, ruled Mewar from 1652 to 1680AD & participated in the against the
Earlier, Raj Singh had ignored the request of prince for help in securing Aurangzeb's succession bid for the throne of

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Maharana Raj Singh 1 of watches an fight.

c1750 AD now at Freer Sackler Museum (Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art)

Raj Singh, born 1629, ruled Mewar from 1652 to 1680AD & participated in the against the
Earlier, Raj Singh had ignored the request of prince for help in securing Aurangzeb's succession bid for the throne of

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The only object from the Winter sale by Bukowskis of which is hosted by Bonhams is this c1775 AD 'An Illustration to a Poetic Series, Elegant Ladies of the Court'.

Estimated: SEK () 8,000 - 10,000 (£630-790, as of today's exchange rate).

No further information is available nor can I place this correctly, though this looks like (not ) Art from

So, I go by the auctioneer's description.

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