Indian Miniature Paintings

Vibrant miniature paintings highlighting cultural scenes, deities, and royal life, characterized by intricate details and rich color palettes.

The peacock catches water droplets from a woman's hair, Woman drying her hair, draughtsman: anonymous, Kishangar, 1790 - 1810, paper, brush, h 236 mm × w 189 mm

Two women are standing in a dark tinted landscape with trees and rocks, the woman in the middle carries two peacocks with fruits from the tree, at the bottom a border pattern of geometric shapes. Around the representation a narrow white and a lilac border and a wide orange-red border with rounded corners., Kamod ragini, draughtsman: anonymous, Sirohi, c. 1690, paper, brush, brush, h 207 mm × w 156 mm, h 161 mm × w 131 mm

Maharaja Ajit Singh, Painting, Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants, c. 1730. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh. Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper; page: 28.3 x 22.9 cm (11 1/8 x 9 in.); miniature: 23.5 x 15.2 cm (9 1/4 x 6 in.). This princess is waiting for her lover to arrive. Thinking of him, she touches her breast and her lap, while one attendant keeps flies off with the royal whisk, and the other bites her finger in a gesture of astonishment. The artist has whimsically manipulated elements of the landscape, such as the blazing sun peeking out from behind the flat black hill at the lower left corner, and invading the yellow strip at the top with blocks of blue sky to accommodate the finials of the palace rooftops.

Man Meditating in a Garden Setting Indian. Man Meditating in a Garden Setting, ca. 1820-1840. Opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (27.3 x 20.0 cm). Asian Art ca. 1820-1840

The Great Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini). Date/Period: Ca. 1750. Painting. Opaque watercolor and gold- and silver-colored metallic paint on paper Opaque watercolor and gold- and silver-colored metallic paint on paper. Height: 271.78 mm (10.70 in); Width: 314.20 mm (12.37 in). Author: India unknown.

Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658). India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

Vishnu on Garuda ca. 1810-20 Attributed to Sajnu This charming painting of Vishnu borne on the shoulders of his celestial vehicle Garuda, embodies the sweet mood of Hindu devotionalism. It is attributed to a follower of the painter Sajnu, a Guler court painter who sought employment under the Mandi ruler Raja Ishvari Sen (r. 1788-1826) in the early 19th century. The atelier at the small kingdom of Mandi, in Himachal Pradesh, along with those at a number of other lesser courts, came under the influence of the artists at Kangra and Guler. It has a softer tonality and quieter palette than traditional Mandi painting, which may be characterized as robust and strident. This shift is attributed to the presence of Sajnu and his legacy at the Mandi atelier. It is a rare work in the genre of Pahari (Hill) schools in that it concerns itself not with narrating a scene from the epics or devotional literature, but celebrates a single deity, Vishnu, riding his magnificent avian vehicle Garuda. In this

Ragini Setmalar, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set 1745-1770 Rajasthan. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper .

The peacock catches water droplets from a woman's hair, Woman drying her hair, draughtsman: anonymous, Kishangar, 1790 - 1810, paper, brush, h 236 mm × w 189 mm

Shohei, Torii, Kiyomasu, -1716, artist, between 1726 and 1736, 1 print : woodcut, color ; 29.7 x 14.2 cm., Full-length view of the actor Sanjo Kantaro playing a woman's part as a peddler of love letters.

Woman with child, anonymous, 1770 - 1790 Indian miniature. drawing In the middle of a white terrace with golden fence is a young woman -dressed in purple, red and gold who has a child in Geel in front of her; The child holds a windmill in his right hand; Behind the terrace a symmetrical row of cypresses against a light green surface with a blue night sky above it. The show is pissed off with a golden trim and framework lines in black, the edge of the leaf is painted brightly orange without further decorations; Here and there some holes in the edge and representation. Shorapur paper brush / brush

Kalki (de toekomstige incarnatie van Vishnu). Avatars van Vishnu (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1925 - 1975. Place: Jaipur. Measurements: h 350 mm × w 248 mm; h 249 mm × w 177 mm; h 206 mm × w 138 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Portrait of Prince Muhammad Buland Akhtar (known as Nur Achhe Sahib) at Prayer. Artist: Painting by Hujraj. Dimensions: Image: H. 13 1/4 in (33.7 cm) W. 9 in. (22.9 cm)Page: H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm) W. 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm)Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sketch of a few ladies on a terrace, anonymous, c. 1800 Indian miniature. drawing A partly colored drawing of two women in front of a terrace, a sitting and a standing, and a sitting lady on a roll cushion on the terrace on the terrace holding a pillow between her hands, a tree party in the background. The bottom and both sides are damaged and torn off. Jaipur paper. watercolor (paint) brush

Nobleman on Horseback mid-18th century India (Rajasthan, Sawar) This equestrian portrait of a prince is from the court of Sawar, a small state in Ajmer established by the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Initially, painting from this court showed strong subimperial taste, but by the mid-eighteenth century the Sawar workshops developed the distinct colored drawing style seen here.. Nobleman on Horseback 74753

Ladies Sharing Wine. India, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, early 18th century. Drawings; watercolors. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Seated Woman 16th-17th Century Shah Abbas School Persian Freer Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Rai Raja, 1800s, Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Miniature Painting Miniature Painting, ca. 1810. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (18.4 x 11.7 cm). Asian Art ca. 1810

The Goddess Ganga, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper; secondary support: 35.8 x 27 cm (14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.); painting only: 29.8 x 22.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.).

Varaha (Vishnu as boar) riding an Elephant. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1800 - 1899. Place: Rajasthan. Measurements: h 30 cm × w 42.5 cm; h 170 mm × w 135 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Detail from Persian manuscript depicting lovers embracing in garden, surrounded by flowering plants. Clouds in sky.

Miniature Painting On Paper , Dhala Maru , Rajasthan , India

Gold Rain', c1750-1800. Found in the collection of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The artist is unknown.

Winged Apsara with a Horn (recto), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 47.9 x 29.3 cm (18 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.); painting only: 45.5 x 27.8 cm (17 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.).

Standing lady, anonymous, 1740 Indian miniature. drawing The decorative edge consists of two horizontal and two vertical strips of a stylized leaf vine in gold on dark red; The leaf with the show is stuck to the decorative edges. Kangra paper. deck paint brush / brush / brush

Miniature Painting on Paper, ragini kukumb, naltdwara school Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Musical scene in the courtyard of a building, miniature by Gujari Ragini from a Ragamala, India 18th Century.

Ghatotkacha Abducting Vatsala, Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the Great Bharatas). India, Maharashtra, Paithan, circa 1850. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor on paper

Durga (verso), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 46.9 x 29.8 cm (18 7/16 x 11 3/4 in.); painting only: 45.6 x 27.6 cm (17 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.).

In a rocky landscape under a tent roof there is a frost on a white robe, behind him two servants, one of them holding a white cloth over him, in front of him three monkey people with a white horse at the reins offering him a bowl of delicacies, Frost with white horse under a tent roof in a rocky landscape., draughtsman: anonymous, Bilaspur, 1690 - 1710, paper, brush, h 220 mm × w 300 mm

The Pandavas in King Drupad's Court, Folio from a Mahabharata (War of the Great Bharatas). India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, circa 1775-1800. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Krishna Counsels the Pandava Leaders, Page from a Mahabharata series Indian. Krishna Counsels the Pandava Leaders, Page from a Mahabharata series, ca. 1830-1850. Opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 11 x 16 1/4 in. (27.9 x 41.3 cm). Asian Art ca. 1830-1850

Lady to bath, with servant, Anonymous, 1790 - 1810 Indian miniature. drawing Against a simple green background, a woman stands on a taboeret in the middle, in the right hand she holds her hair, the left extends diagonally backwards in the scale that a servant holds up in front of her and in which jewelry lies; Behind the taboeret is a swan with the neck stretched upwards, some jugs and bottles on the side. Around the show a narrow black border and some pink and yellow framework lines on a purple wide edge with blue. Bundi paper brush

TIMUR LENK (also known as Tamerlane etc,) Mongol conqueror from Samarkand, depicted on his throne. He was ruthless but cultivated art and architecture. Date: 1336 - 1405

Radha and Krishna (verso), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 47.7 x 29.7 cm (18 3/4 x 11 11/16 in.); painting only: 45.6 x 27.7 cm (17 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.). Radha, Krishnas consort and foremost of the cowgirls (gopis), is depicted here with Krishna, seated on a divan. Popular stories of their romance evoke longing in separation, jealousy, and secret trysts. This image portrays their mutually passionate relationship.

Prince with Four Attendants. Artist: Sri Prathi Singh of Ratlam (Indian). Culture: India (Rajasthan). Dimensions: Overall: 11 9/16 x 8 9/16 in. (29.4 x 21.8cm). Date: late 18th-early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Young Woman in Blue. Turkey, late 16th century. Manuscripts; folios. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Farbmalerei an der Innenwand des Monsunpalastes, auch bekannt als Sajjan Garh Palace, Udaipur, Kodiyat, Rajasthan Colour painting on the inner wall of the Monsoon Palace, also known as the Sajjan Garh Palace, Udaipur, Kodiyat, Rajasthan LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23325510

Krishna Fighting Vanasura's Sons: Scene from the Aniruddha Usha Section of Krishna Lila, c. 1840. India, Pahari, possibly Garhwal, 19th century. Color and gold on paper; image: 18.2 x 25.5 cm (7 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.); overall: 19 x 26.5 cm (7 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.).

Emperor Ming Huang and Yang Guifei Playing a Flute Together. Yashima Gakutei (Japan, c. 1786-c.1855). Japan, circa 1820-1830. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print; surimono, mica, copper, gold, and brass

Gopis Bathing (Miniature Painting) , ca. 1610. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper, 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (14.6 x 10.4 cm). Asian Art ca. 1610

Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession. India; Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur, attributed to Ghasi (active c. 1820-36). Date: 1815-1825. Dimensions: Image: 57.1 × 41.6 cm (22 1/2 × 16 3/8 in.); Paper: 60.7 × 45.6 cm (23 7/8 × 18 in.). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Origin: India. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Rama and Sita (recto), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper; secondary support: 47.9 x 29.3 cm (18 7/8 x 11 9/16 in.); painting only: 31 x 25.6 cm (12 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.).

Coloured illustration of an erotic scene of a Japanese woman and old man. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac (1882-1953), a French British naturalised magazine and book illustrator.

"Princess with Attendants Picnicking in the Open Air", Folio from the Davis Album 18th century A princess is entertained by her companions with wine or sherbet, music and a green parrot. The delicately rendered figures are seated outdoors by a waterfall which emerges from a tall hillside of sweeping curves. Images of feminine gatherings first became popular subjects in Mughal albums of the second quarter of the seventeenth century. However, this painting is one of a group that were produced in the eighteenth century, seemingly inspired by the earlier Jahangiri style.. "Princess with Attendants Picnicking in the Open Air", Folio from the Davis Album 448468

Aristocratic Indian hunters. Date: 17th century

Mukhtar throws his woman Maimuna into the pit, but she saves herself, from a Tuti-nama, Tales of a Parrot. Tutinama, Tales of a Parrot, is a series of 52 stories in Persian from the 14th century, in the 16th century Mughal Emperor Agbar commissioned an illustrated version, Twenty-fifth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, Court of Akbar (ruled 1556-1605) ., Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period

Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Shiv Niwas Palace, a former royal guest house and now a heritage hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Illustration from 'Princess Badoura: A Tale from the Arabian Nights' depicting a man looking at exotic birds in a tree. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac (1882-1953), a French British naturalised magazine and book illustrator.

Page 32: a dancing girl with musicians performing. Watercolour drawing.

A Village Scene. Date: ca. 1640. Origin: India. Period: Mughal dynasty. Color and gold on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Basketry Work: By the Craftsman Ichida Shshichir of Naniwa (Kagozaiku Naniwa saikunin Ichida Shshichir) 1819 Utagawa Kunisada Japanese These prints on the theme of basket subjects by Kunisada (JP212.15-.18) were probably designed in autumn 1819 when an exhibition of basketry was held in the Rygoku district of Edo (present-day Tokyo). This exhibition also included a giant figure of Shutend ji (Drunken Boy Demon), which was portrayed in a Hiroshige triptych.. Basketry Work: By the Craftsman Ichida Shshichir of Naniwa (Kagozaiku Naniwa saikunin Ichida Shshichir). Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). Japan. 1819. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

fine arts, Thailand, Nang Talung figure, princess, 19th century, cut and painted leather, puppet theatre collection of the city of Munich, Asia, shadow play,

Badshah Humayun's Begum holding a rabbit. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

Illustration from 'Fleur de Neige (Snow Flower)', by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Illustration by Kay Nielsen, 1925

World Erotic Art Museum. Mughal erotic art. Painting on fabric. India 1782. Miami, Florida, USA.

Two lovers surrounded by an oval frame. Watercolour drawing.

Embroidered picture, Nancy Bullocks, Medium: silk embroidery, cotton foundation Technique: cross, tent, satin, and stem stitches on plain weave, Woman holding basket of flowers, two tress, and strawberry border., England, 1777, embroidery & stitching, Embroidered picture

One of the 12 deva: Ji-ten (Prthivi). Origin: Japan. Date: late 15th-early 16th century. Period: Muromachi period. Color and gold on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Sitting couple on a terrace. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1770 - 1790. Measurements: h 164 mm × w 112 mm; h 345 mm × w 244 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Maharaja Kesari Singh (Kesava Sen, 1574-1604). India, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi, circa 1725. Drawings; watercolors. Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

A-TOULOUN KHAN- HISTORIA DE LOS MONGOLES- MINIATURA S XVII. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France.

Anonymous. Chinese decor from Juliette Drouet's house in Guernsey, north wall. The general with the lance (element of a set of three Chinese art panels). Painting on polychrome wood. 1830-1860. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 78171-12 Asian art, artisanat of art, decorative arts, serious wood, Chinese cabinet, chinoiserie, decor, detail, general, oriental influence, orientalism, wooden panel, painting, polychrome, Chinese living room, 19th 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th century

Maharaja Balwant Singh of Ratlam in procession with Colonel Borthwick. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Origin: Devgarh or Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh state, India. Date: dated 1825. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Miniature painting of mughal emperor jahangir Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox

Folk Painting. Culture: India (Rajasthan, Marwar). Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 5 11/16 in. (19.4 x 14.5 cm). Date: 1725. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portrait of Muhammed Azim. India; Rajasthan, Kishangarh. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: Image: 22 x 12.5 cm (8 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.); Border: 23.1 x 13.5 cm (9 1/8 x 5 5/16 in.); Paper: 31.2 x 20.4 cm (12 1/4 x 8 in.). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Origin: India. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Lovers, c. 1630-1640, 4 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. (10.48 x 16.51 cm) (image), Ink, colors, and gold on paper, Iran, 17th century, This illustration of lovers would have been included in an album of paintings and drawings. This particular image displays the refinement and variety of the couple's clothing, which include sashes wrapped around the waists.

Lacquered cardboard book cover depicting travellers arriving at a caravanserai (roadside inn), Indo-Persian civilization 18th century.

Death of Bali. Date/Period: 1780 - 1800. Drawing. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Height: 325 mm (12.79 in); Width: 230 mm (9.05 in). Author: UNKNOWN ARTIST.

Portrait of Sansar Chand, posthumous. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1830. Place: Kangra. Measurements: h 250 mm × w 157 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Walther von Klingen jousting in a tournament watched by five noble women. German knight, poet and minstrel or Minnesanger, d. 1286. From a miniature in the Codex Manesse. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C.R. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and empress Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, bishop, and other courtiers. From a manuscript in Hamburg library. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C.R. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

Tile (Spain), late 18th-early 19th century; earthenware, glazed, high fire decoration

INDIA, Rajasthan, Udaipur: City Palace, the largest Palace Complex in Rajasthan, Wall Mural with Elephant

Mural inside City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Doorway painted with ancient figures, She County, China

Cartoon, The gift from France, showing a German lady receiving a simply adorable gift from her soldier, a severed hand on a necklace. Date: 1915

Mowing and carrying rice, plowing; copy of the Fresku from Dunhuang; Li, Chengxian (Fl. Ca 1900-1950); 1952 (1952-00-00-1952-00-00);Sobecka, Chinese (culture), gift (provenance), graphic prints, Chinese art, Lucia (1919-1993), Łucja (1919-1993)-collection

Kuqa mural

Women by a GardenPool

Indian miniature painting water color on paper desakhya ragini, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotox

INDIA, Rajasthan, Udaipur: Indian Wall Art, Udai Kothi Hotel

Iran, Tehran, Laleh Park, Carpet Museum of Iran, traditional Iranian carpet detail

A woman leaning wistfully on a large cushion. Chromolithograph, 1867.

Muhammad Amin Khan Turani Indian. Muhammad Amin Khan Turani, 1875-1900. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 19 11/16 x 11 13/16 in. (50.0 x 30.0 cm). Asian Art 1875-1900

Wine Drinking in a Spring Garden ca. 1430 The youth offering a cup of wine to a maiden reflects a Persian courtly ideal expressed in poetry as well as painting. But it was common practice for Timurid artists to turn to Chinese models for pictorial inspiration. In this case, Chinese influence can be seen in the arrangement of figures on a horizontal groundline set against a neutral, undefined background; in the identity and sinuous style of the flowering prunus tree that braces the princess; and in the material used for the painting surface.. Wine Drinking in a Spring Garden 451403

INDIA, Rajasthan, Udaipur: City Palace, the largest Palace Complex in Rajasthan, Wall Mural

Wat Phra Kaew temple. Scene from the Ramakien (Thai Ramayana) in a mural. Painting. Bangkok. Thailand.

Erotic miniature painting, india, asia Copyright: xRupinderxKhullar/DinodiaxPhotox

Detail of painted walls, the Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Meanwhile, Down at the Zoo John Newcomb, Acrylic, 2005

Golden hall, Stadshuset (Town Hall), Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Tapestry chair cover. Andersen, Robin Christian (1890-1969), designer, Wiener Gobelin-Manufaktur (Wiedeń ; manufaktura gobelinów ; 1921-1987), manufacture

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