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  1. Maharaja Ari Singh of #Udaipur #Mewar #Rajasthan Hunting in this 1763 AD dated #Rajput #Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting for auction by Christie's on 22nd March 2023.
    Estimate: US$ 25,000-35,000.

    Ari Singh was responsible for explosion of #Painting activity to a point where he could no longer pay the artists, forcing many of them to leave for other professions.

    #India #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #History #Heritage #IndianCulture #Animals

  2. Four #Cats on a #Caturday

    This c1720 AD #Rajput #Painting from #Udaipur #Mewar #Rajasthan is inspired by the 'Book of Dreams'.
    Written in Vedas, Upnishads & Puranas in circa 100 BCE, this Book is about the interpretation of dreams related to God's, auspicious or inauspicious.

    Opaque pigments heightened with Gold on paper.

    This #Rajasthani #ArtWork was sold by Christie's for US$ 3,000 in online sale of 25th Oct. 2016.

    #Art #Heritage #History of #India
    #Paintings #Cat
    #Mythology #Literature