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The durbar of December 1845; the Maharaja Dalip Singh is seated on a chair holding a gun, a pet lapdog at his feet and an attendant with a fly whisk behind him. On the Maharadsha's left is Diwan Dinah Nat and Fakir Nu ud-Din holding a book and prayer beads.
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The durbar of December 1845; the Maharaja Dalip Singh is seated on a chair holdi...

A detail from the right of the pagoda, "Humayun's garden party", 1550-1555. Inside the pavilion, the original figures beside Humayun were repainted fifty years later as Jahangir, his father Akbar and his son, the future Shah Jahan. Temporarily ousted from his throne by rebellious forces, Humayun spent the years 1542-1545 in exile in Persia, as the guest of Safavid Shah Tahmasp, before reclaiming his imperial throne in 1555. Humayun's grandson, Emperor Jahangir, is thought to have ordered a repainting of the scene fifty years later, transforming it from a simple garden party to a grand assembly of rulers. OA 1913.2-8.01
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A detail from the right of the pagoda, "Humayun's garden party", 1550-1555. Insi...

A detail of the pagoda, "Humayun's garden party", 1550-1555. Inside the pavilion, the original figures beside Humayun were repainted fifty years later as Jahangir, his father Akbar and his son, the future Shah Jahan. Temporarily ousted from his throne by rebellious forces, Humayun spent the years 1542-1545 in exile in Persia, as the guest of Safavid Shah Tahmasp, before reclaiming his imperial throne in 1555. Humayun's grandson, Emperor Jahangir, is thought to have ordered a repainting of the scene fifty years later, transforming it from a simple garden party to a grand assembly of rulers. OA 1913.2-8.01
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A detail of the pagoda, "Humayun's garden party", 1550-1555. Inside the pavilion...

A detail of the pagoda, "Humayun's garden party", 1550-1555. A line of seated guests at the party. A servant pours a drink, while a group of servants are carrying baskets of food. Temporarily ousted from his throne by rebellious forces, Humayun spent the years 1542-1545 in exile in Persia, as the guest of Safavid Shah Tahmasp, before reclaiming his imperial throne in 1555. Humayun's grandson, Emperor Jahangir, is thought to have ordered a repainting of the scene fifty years later, transforming it from a simple garden party to a grand assembly of rulers. OA 1913.2-8.01
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A detail of the pagoda, "Humayun's garden party", 1550-1555. A line of seated gu...

A detail of the pagoda, "Humayun's garden party", 1550-1555.A group of servants preparing food for the party. Temporarily ousted from his throne by rebellious forces, Humayun spent the years 1542-1545 in exile in Persia, as the guest of Safavid Shah Tahmasp, before reclaiming his imperial throne in 1555. Humayun's grandson, Emperor Jahangir, is thought to have ordered a repainting of the scene fifty years later, transforming it from a simple garden party to a grand assembly of rulers. OA 1913.2-8.01
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A detail of the pagoda, "Humayun's garden party", 1550-1555.A group of servants...

Varaha with Bhu, Pahari region, North India, around 1740. The four armed Varaha is shown holding Vishnu's characteristic attributes, the discus, conch shell, a lotus and a club with which he strikes the sea-demon. Blood pours from the demon's chest and he staggers back, dropping his broken sword. Varaha lifts the earth balanced on is tusks, saving the earth goddes Bhu from the swirling black ocean. OA 1966.7-25.01
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Varaha with Bhu, Pahari region, North India, around 1740. The four armed Varaha...

The Ear Cleaner, 1825. With his instruments on the ground, the ear cleaner is treating a client. From "An Account of the Origin and History of the Castes and Tribes of Hindustan" by James Skinner. IS: Add 27255
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The Ear Cleaner, 1825. With his instruments on the ground, the ear cleaner is tr...

A lady sits on a Eurpean chair, smoking a hookah which is placed on a European side table before her. ID:Add Or 735
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A lady sits on a Eurpean chair, smoking a hookah which is placed on a European s...

Li Bai, also known as Li Bo, of the High Tang period, 701-762. He was one of the two leading figures of Chinese poetry.
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Li Bai, also known as Li Bo, of the High Tang period, 701-762. He was one of th...

Young nobleman on horseback From China, Yuan dynasty, dated the 27th year of Zhiyuan 1290 CE Qian Xuan (about 1235-1300) was a scholar-official from Wuxing, Zhejiang Province. After the Mongol conquest of China in 1279, he became a yimin ('leftover subject'). Yimin were officials who preferred retirement from public life to serving the alien Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Like many of his compatriots, he turned to artistic pursuits to support himself. A literati painter, Qian painted landscapes, historical figures and flowers. Yimin painters revived past styles of painting to remind them of China's glorious past (fugu - 'return to the past'). The nobleman's costume is painted in the fine linear style reminiscent of Gu Kaizhi (about 345-406). The flat use of colour and bare background add to the sense of restraint and detachment typical of Yuan painting. 297 mm x 756 mm OA 1954.12-11.05 (Chinese Painting Add. 286)
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Young nobleman on horseback From China, Yuan dynasty, dated the 27th year of...

Prince Shotoku Taishi, Japan, Kamakura period, early 14th. He is shown as a 16-year old youth holding a censer and praying for the recovery of his sick father the Emperor Yomei.At his feet sit two smaller figures in the court dress of the Kamakura period. The prince was one of the outstanding figures of Japanese history and was instrumental in establishing Buddhism in Japan. Prince Shotoku was sometimes seen as a reincarnation of Shaka (the historical Buddha) and many paintings and statues of him were produced at that time for devotional purposes. JA,JP ADD370 (1961.4-8.01)
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Prince Shotoku Taishi, Japan, Kamakura period, early 14th. He is shown as a 16-...

Emperor Taizong (599-649) of Tang China. He was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China from 626 to 649.
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Emperor Taizong (599-649) of Tang China. He was the second emperor of the Tang D...