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A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c5.14

A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c5.14

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c5.14

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| hill of Chitrakūt, with Rāma, Lachlman, and Sītā, &c. | 339 | at Mysore ; B. Forest scene, Travancore | 371 |
| Pl. LXX. Rāma's childhood ; photo. from the Mahārāja of Benares' MS. | 340 | Pl. LXXXIII. Orissan ivories by Gobind Ratan. A. Tortoise ; B. Krishna | 373 |
| LXXI. The court of *Ajodhya* ; from Benares MS. of *Rāmcharit-mānas* | 341 | LXXXIV. Ancient terra-cottas from Northern India. A. Classical head of Maurya period from Sārnāth ; B. Ornament from Mathurā, 14″ × 8″ ; C. Ditto from Nēwal, Cawnpore District, 14″ × 7½″ ; D. Panel, Vishnu, &c., from Bhītargāon, Cawnpore District, 19″ × 9½″ | 375 |
| Fig. 227. Falcon ; copied by a modern artist from old Jaipur painting | 342 | | |
| 228. Vase of flowers ; copied by a modern artist from an old Jaipur painting | 342 | | |
| 229. Mahārāja Mān Singh of Jodhpur ; by Jīwan (a. d. 1818) ; copied by Chhaju Lāl (1893) | 343 | | |
| 230. Tigers ; from Alwar *Gulistān* | 343 | LXXXV. Famine ; clay figures by Bhagwān Singh of Lucknow | 376 |
| 231. Black buck ; from Alwar *Gulistān* | 343 | | |
| Pl. LXXII. The exiled Yaksha, by Abanindro Nāth Tagore | 349 | CHAPTER XI | |
| CHAPTER X | | Pl. LXXXVI. Hellenistic motives : the 'Woman and Tree'. A. 'Bacchus', on left size of Aachen pulpit ; B. 'Woman and Tree', as caryatid, from Upper Monastery, Nathu, Gandhāra ; C. 'Woman and Tree', from Katra, Mathurā | 381 |
| Pl. LXXIII. Hindu Coins and Seals in British Museum, and jewellery | 353 | | |
| LXXIV. Jade and gold objects. A. Ancient Jade Tortoise, British Museum ; B. Bīmarān gold reliquary, British Museum ; C. Gold Buddha, British Museum | 357 | | |
| | | LXXXVII. Hellenistic motives : the roll or garland. A. From Sanghāo, Yūsufzai, age of Kanishka ; B. From Lower Monastery, Nathu, Yūsufzai ; C. From Mathurā | 383 |
| LXXV. Kanishka's casket ; *cir.* A. D. 100. A. Buddha and two Bodhisattvas on lid ; B. One Bodhisattva only on lid, Kanishka standing below. | 359 | | |
| LXXVI. The Badakshān patera, 'Triumph of Bacchus' | 361 | LXXXVIII. Hellenistic motives, apparently Pergamene and Roman. A, B. Atlantes from Jamālgarai ; C. 'Gigantomachia' from same ; D. Garland from Sārnāth | 385 |
| LXXVII. Silver articles. A. The Tānk silver patera ; ? a Yaksha ; B. Indo-Persian bowl | 363 | | |
| LXXVIII. Wood-carving ; ? Siva dancing ; B. M., from Kashmīr-Smats cave, Yūsufzai | 365 | LXXXIX. The vine in Indian sculpture. A. Hellenistic frieze from Upper Monastery, Nathu, Yūsufzai ; B. Door-jamb from Kankālī Mound, Mathurā | 387 |
| LXXIX. Wood-carving ; subject unknown ; B. M., from Kashmīr-Smats cave, Yūsufzai | 367 | | |
| LXXX. Wood-carving on ceiling of Mirkula (Udaypur) temple of Kālī, Chambā State | 368 | XC. Plant forms. A. Vase and plant, from Ghantasāla ; B. Pinnate foliage, Mathurā ; C. Lotuses growing, Mathurā ; D. Ditto, from Gandhāra, Lahore Museum, No. 0251 (Prof. Macdonell) | 389 |
| LXXXI. Descent from the Cross ; wooden panel in R.-C. church, Tranquebar, Tanjore District, Madras | 369 | | |
| | | CHAPTER XII | |
| LXXXII. Sandalwood carvings, Mysore and Travancore. A. Krishna and the Gopīs ; a panel in the new palace | | Pl. XCI. Great arch in Mosque at Ajmēr | 393 |
| | | Fig. 232. Smaller arches of the Kutb Mosque, and the Iron Pillar | 394 |