Madhubani - Traditional Art
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South Asian/Indian Art, Illustration, Design & Typography.
Posts tagged drawing:
Sitting Acrobat (1972), drawing by Bengali artist Ganesh Pyne, via bittennails.com
Mg Zay Yar, Multiheaded Elephant. From Paintings from Burma, via www.aiarts.com.au
Drawing by Gond artist Jangarh Singh Shyam. Via jangarh-singh-shyam-paris.blogspot.com/
This painting bears a close stylistic resemblance to the anatomical drawings of the medieval Persian anatomist Mansur. The text surrounding the image is mixed Sanskrit and Old Gujarati and mainly describes the mystical body of tantric meditation and the flow of the life force (prana) throughout the body. The image shows the combination of both Unani (based on Greek) and Indian anatomical knowledge. (via ~~~~~ The Esoteric Blog: Ursi’s Eso Garden ~~~~~
Panchamukhi Hanuman pataka, gouache on cotton. Jodhpur. 19th century.This type of pataka painting was commissioned by tantric sadhakas (practioners) for abhicharaka yoga -ritual worship done for boon-granting, gaining vantage, etc. Panchamukhi means five-headed.
A Maharana pays tribute to the monkey god, Hanuman. Rajasthan, Bundi; 1780. Via www.hurstgallery.com
India, Rajasthan, Bundi. The Hindu God Vishnu Riding on His Mount Garuda, circa 1750-1775 Drawing, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, (via lacma
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