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Images
The Centre for South Asian Studies gratefully acknowledges the Royal Ontario Museum for permission to reproduce images from their collection here. To explore more of the collection, visit ROM Images.
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Portrait of Raja Serfoji II of Thanjavur (r. 1798-1832) ~ Unknown artist ~ Opaque watercolour on mica ~ Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, India circa 1850 ~ ROM 914.56.3 Presented by the Geological Survey of India through Dr. T. L. Walker
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Painting of "Megha Raga" as Krishna dancing and playing his flute with maidens ~ Unknown artist ~ Opaque watercolour on paper ~ Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 19th century ~ ROM 923.4.81
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Detail of figure of standing Bodhisattva, possibly Siddhartha ~ Unknown artist~ Carved grey schist ~ Gandhara,
Pakistan 3rd century AD ~ ROM 939.17.8 ~ This purchase was made possible with the support of The Reuben
Wells Leonard Bequest Fund
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Miniature painting of Taj Mahal ~ Unknown artist ~ Paint on ivory ~ Delhi, India ~ 19th century ~ ROM 981.214.109
Bequest of Mr. Harrison G. Fraser
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European representations of Hindu God Shiva (top) and Hindu God Ganesh (bottom) ~ Unknown artist ~ Etched, ink on paper ~ Paris, France ~ 1741 AD ~ ROM 982.82.2.3 ~ Gift of Mrs. A. Murray Vaughan
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Painting of Durga killing the demon Mahisa ~ Unknown artist ~ Watercolour on paper ~ Kalighat, Calcutta, Bengal, India ~ late 19th century AD ~ ROM 996.117.4 ~ Gift of Cawthra Mulock
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Page from illustrated manuscript of the Bhagavad Gita featuring Goddess Durga ~ Paint and gold on paper
Punjab, India ~ 18th - 19th century AD ~ ROM 2004.25.1 ~ Atteste par la Commission canadienne d'examen des
exportations de biens culturels en vertu de la Loi sur l'exportation et l'importation de biens culturels. Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Propert Export and Import Act.
Gift of Sheila Campbell in Memory of Anne Dustan.
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Photograph of Char Minar from album "Views of India" ~ Deen Dayal (1844-1905) ~ Albumen print mounted on board Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India ~ circa 1890 ROM 2004.31.1.78 ~ This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust
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Painting of Dancing Gopi ~ Jamini Roy ~ Gouache on cardboard ~ Calcutta, India 1950s ~ ROM 2004.37.1
This purchase was made possible with the support of the South Asia Research and Acquisition Fund
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Portrait of a Group of Merchants ~ Unknown photographer and painter ~ Rajasthan, India ~ 1940s? ~ Paint and gold on gelatin silver printing-out paper print ~ 2004.50.2 ~ This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the South Asia Research and Acquisition Fund
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Print of "Picnic Lady" ~ Swastik Picture House ~ Colour lithographi ~ Chandni Chowk and Fatehpuri, Delhi, India ~ 1950s
ROM 2004.60.10 ~ This purchase was made possible with the generous support of the South Asia Research
and Acquisition Fund
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Outtake from "Native Women of South India--Manners & Customs" series ~ Pushmapala N. and Clare Arni ~ Photograph mounted in tin frame ~ Bangalore, India ~ 2000-2004 ~ ROM 2006.51.2 ~ This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the South Asia Research and Acquisitions Fund
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Poster of 1949 film "Barsaat" (Rain) starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis Manohar, printed by Oriental Offset & Litho Works ~ Offset lithograph ~ Mumbai, India ~ 1970s or later~ ROM 2006.52.7 This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the South Asia Research and Acquisitions Fund
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Photograph of Raj Rifles Regiment of Indian Army march past review stand during India's 38th Republic Day Parade
Unknown photographer ~ Silver gelatin developing-out paper ~ New Delhi, India ~ January 26, 1987 ~ ROM 2010.68.120 This purchase was made possible with the generous support of the South Asia Research and Acquisition Fund
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Painting of Spinning ~ Unknown artist, Company School ~ Watercolour on paper ~ North India circa 1860 ~ ROM 998.126.4 Gift of Professor Peter Brock
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Lobby card from film "Ujala" (Brightness) ~ Unknown photographer and painter ~ Tri-chrome carbro on paper, ink, metal ~ Mumbai, India 1959 ~ ROM 2004.60.23 This purchase was made possible with the generous support of the South Asia Research and Acquisition Fund
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Balustrade with Yali ~ Stone, polychrome ~ Kandy area, Sri Lanka 16th century AD ~ ROM 2006.86.1 This acquisition is made possible by the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Strategic Acquisitions Fund
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Maharana Amar Singh ~ Unknown artist ~ Opaque watercolour and gold on paper ~ Udaipur, Rajastan, India mid 18th century ~ ROM 2006.118.3 Gift of Marianne Weil.Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
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Painting of Krishna Fluting ~ Unknown artist ~ Opaque watercolour and gold on paper ~ Nathdwara, Rajasthan early 19th century ~ ROM 2009.10.15 Charles Green Collection. This acquisition was made possible with the generous support of the Louise Hawley Stone Charitable Trust Fund. Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
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Photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) ~ Photo Service Company ~ Silver gelatin developing-out paper ~ New Delhi, India 1950s? ~ ROM 2010.68.81 This purchase was made possible with the generous support of the South Asia Research and Acquisition Fund
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Film posters at New Shireen Talkies ~ Mumbai, India February 2011 ~ Photo courtesy Deepali Dewan
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Detail from architectural decoration based on Sidi Saiyad's Mosque, Ahmedabad ~ Unknown artist ~ Carved teak ~ Mumbai, India circa 1886 ~ ROM 927.53.15 Gift of the Imperial Institute
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Detail of head from figure of Buddha ~ Unknown artist ~ Carved grey schist ~ Gandhara, Pakistan 3rd century AD ~ ROM 939.17.18 This purchase was made possible with the support of The Reuben Wells Leonard Bequest Fund
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Detail of shield ~ Gold, turquoise, metal, silk, leather ~ Rajasthan, India 18th century ~ ROM 948.1.290 The Collection of the First Lord Kitchener
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Detail from illustrated manuscript of the Bhagavad Gita ~ Ink on paper ~ Punjab, India 18th - 19th century AD ~ ROM 2004.25.1 Atteste par la Commission canadienne d'examen des exportations de biens culturels en vertu de la Loi sur l'exportation et l'importation de biens culturels. Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Propert Export and Import Act. Gift of Sheila Campbell in Memory of Anne Dustan.
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Unless indicated, all images copyright of and reproduced with the gernerous permission of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto