Rajput Painting, Being an Account of the Hindu Paintings of Rajasthan and the Panjab Himalayas from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century v2.c19.608

v2.c19.608

The image provided is a scan of a blank protective interleaving (or tissue guard) page placed over a plate, showing the text and images of Plate LXXI mirrored / seen from the verso (or strike-through / offset print from the opposite page). Wait, looking closely: The text is printed backwards (mirrored): "PLATE LXXI" is visible backwards at the top center: "PLATE LXXI" (very faint) And on the tissue paper, two captions are printed in reverse: Wait, is the scan upside down, mirrored, or just a translucent interleaving sheet scanned from the back? Looking at the text: On the left (which would be B): "PLATE LXXI B The storm. A lady taking shelter from the monsoon wind and rain. A peacock on the roof is rejoicing in the prospect of rain. Pahāṛī (Kāngṛā), late 18th century. Size of original: Collection of the author; Vol. I, p. 74." Wait, it is literally mirrored left-to-right! Let's check the letters: "PLATE LXXI" -> "IXXL ETALP" "B" "The storm. A lady taking shelter from the monsoon wind and rain. A peacock on the roof is rejoicing in the prospect of rain. Pahāṛī (Kāngṛā), late 18th century. Size of original: Collection of the author; Vol. I, p. 74." Wait, on the right (A): "PLATE LXXI" -> "IXXL ETALP" "A" "The pet deer. Perhaps representing the soul of man entangled in illusion, according to the lines inscribed on another drawing: 'Who has escaped the net of nature, O bewildered deer? The more you wander runaway, the more you are entangled therein.' Pahāṛī (Kāngṛā), late 18th century. Size of original: Collection of the author; Vol. I, pp. 69, 70; Plate XLVII, A."