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Standing on top of a lotus flower, the Hindu God Krishna is showing playing the flute to charm his gopis (female companions/ milkmaids). These gopis stand by lovingly, two of them waving fly whisks above their heads. In the foreground and in the bottom register of the image are shown two cows looking adoringly towards Krishna. The setting is a vast open field.
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Mewar School
Krishna Fluting
1695 – 1705
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.120
The artist has captured the story of the deer hunt with the fewest possible elements, in a way that is instantly recognizable and yet takes liberties with the classical tale. The forest is represented by two trees and a few sprays of foliage; the deer is a mundane gray, not magical gold; and Sita waits anxiously in a white marble pavilion, rather than a thatched hut. The vibrantly colored backgrounds divide the composition into zones that create mood and organize the narrative.
Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Malwa School
Râmâyana manuscript page: Rama kills the deer (folio no. 31)
1635 – 1650
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.111
Balbir Sen of Mandi sits with his legs tucked under him against a purplish bolster on an oval orange carpet with a green border. He wears a white garment with green borders and some jewelry: a ring, bracelets, an armlet, necklaces, earrings and wears a green turban with a turban jewel across the front, surmounted by a black feathered aigrette. A sword signifying his rank lies across his body. He sits in strict profile with a heavy black beard and mustache. The paper is plain and uncolored except around the figure, which is painted against a white wash taking the shape of the seated man and his setting.<br />Inscriptions in devanagari script are above the painting.<br />
Indian (Indian (South Asian))
Portrait of Maharaja Balbir Sen of Mandi
1820 – 1830
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.119
An entertainer, shown larger in scale than everyone and everything else in the image, sits in the center of the composition. Tied to the strings he holds in his hand are two monkeys and a goat. The monkeys sit atop poles, and are entertaining the people around. The women hold bell-like objects on strings. Are these meant to be placed on the goat's neck? A white square is shown below the entertainer--probably representing a mattress. The sun's rays are shown in organe on the horizon, outlining the semi-circular brown mound framing the scene taking place in the foreground. Vegetation and greenery are shown on the left and right.
Indian (Indian (South Asian))
Travelling entertainer
20th century
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.113

Indian (Indian (South Asian))
Nayika bathing
1800 – 1832
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.112

Artist Unknown, India, Delhi, Mughal or Deccani
A family of Bhil hunters
18th century
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.117
A bejewelled nayika holds an amorous pose. The portrait is focused on her upper body and side face.
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Udaipur School
Nayika
18th century
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.115

Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Malwa School
Woman with Hindu mendicant (Ragamala scene??)
18th century
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.118
Fresh greens for the foliage and dark blue clouds sprinkled with lightning set the rain celebration scene. Court ladies have gathered on the lawn, and some swing under a blossoming tree, while the raja and a woman watch the exciement below from a balcony of his white palace.
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Kotah School
A celebration of the rains
1800 – 1832
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.114

Singh Kehar
Man twisting thread
1875 – 1885
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.116

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Amber School
Ragamala series: Varadi ragini
1680 – 1700
Gift of Mr. George P. Bickford for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection
1964/2.110
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