Gods & Godesses : Portfolio Paintings

1. Lord Buddha: A portfolio containing nine colour illustrations. 1998.

Contents: Plate No. 1. Lord Buddha. Ahicchatra, Uttar Pradesh. Kushana, Mathura style. 32nd year of Kanishka, dated A.D. 110. Plate No. 2. Buddha in Dhyanasana. Gandhara style, circa A.D. 3rd century, Grey Schist, 66 cm. Plate No. 3. The Buddha: The First Sermon at Sarnath. Sarnath, Gupta period, circa 5th century A.D. Plate No. 4. Buddha : A Monk Teacher. Pala style, circa A.D. 7th, 8th century, Nalanda, Bihar, Eastern India, Bronze, 27.8 x 8.8 x 6.8 cm. Plate No. 5. Buddha Calling upon Mother Earth to Bear Witness. Pala, Bengal, circa A.D. 11th century, stone, 56 x 32.5 x 17.5 cm. Plate No. 6. The Buddha : Tathagata-Amitabha. Nepal, circa A.D. late 17th century, Bronze-brass, 18.5 x 11.3 x 24.5 cm. Plate No. 7. Buddha\'s Bhoomisparsha. Tibet-Kashmir, circa A.D. 16th-17th century, copper-gilded and painted, 19.5 x 14.3 x 8.5 cm. Plate No. 8. Buddha : The Universal Teacher. Thanka (Scroll), Tibet, circa A.D. 18th century, cloth, 117 x 60 cm (with border). Plate No. 9. Casket : Buddha\'s Sacred Relics.

2. Veer Hanuman: Portfolio containing seven colour illustrations,

Contents: Plate No. 1. Panchamukha Hanuman, Tanjore, Tamilnadu, early 19th cent. Cloth pasted on wood, 21.5 x 15 cm. Plate No. 2. Hanuman averts Bharata\'s immolation. Mysore, mid 19th cent. Paper, 58 x 48.5 cm. Plate No. 3. Hanuman in Rama Darbar. Sikh style, Punjab, early 19th century, Paper, 27 x 21 cm. Plate No. 4. The Rudra-Roop Hanuman. Rajasthan, late 18th century, cloth, 61 x 60 cm. Plate No. 5. Siddhi-date Hanuman. Rajasthan, late 18th century, Paper, 44 x 25.5 cm. Plate No. 6. Rama Honouring Hanuman for Killing Mahiravana. Datia, Bundelkhand, circa A.D. 1780, Paper, 18 x 23 cm. Plate No. 7. Hanuman Carrying Mount Dron. Raghogarh (a sub-school of Rajasthan), M.P. circa A.D. 1800. Paper, 32.5 x 22 cm.

3. Shri Ganapate Namah: A portfolio containing VI. E colour illustrations,

Contents: Plate No. I. Simhasanasina Ganesha. Tanjore style, Tamil Nadu, circa A.D. 1800-25. Cloth pasted on wood, 27 x 23 cm. Plate No. II. Modakamagna Ganesha. Basohli, Pahari, circa A.D. 1730, Paper, 14.5 x 9.5 cm. Plate No. III. Tribhanga Ganesha. Bhubaneshvara, Orissa, 11th cent. A.D. Schist, 57 x 29 x 15 cm. Plate No. IV. Lord Ganesha. Jaipur, Rajasthan, circa A.D. 1800. Wood and Lacquer, 17.5 x 34 cm. Plate No. V. Gajamukha Ganesha. Contemporary, Hard board, Mixed media. Artist: Dr. Anjan Chakravarty, Varanasi, U.P. Plate No. VI.A. Prani-palaka Ganesha. Jain style, Corner panel of Jain Mandala, circa A.D. 1500, cloth, 60 x 58 cm. Plate No. VI.B. Enraptured Ganesha. Jaipur, Rajasthan, circa A.D. mid 18th cent. Wood and lacquer 13 x 30.5 cm. Plate No. VI. C. Ganesha: The Bhang grinding. Kangra, Pahari, circa A.D. 1800. Paper, 27 x 21 cm. Plate No. VI. D. Yoga-murthi Ganesha. Kangra, Pahari, circa early 19th cent. Paper, 31 x 41 cm. Plate No. VI. E. Kamalashana Ganesha. Basohli, Pahari, circa, A.D. 1730. Paper 29 x 22 cm.

4. Goddess Gurga: A portfolio containing, seven colour illustrations.

Contents: Plate No. 1. Gods paying homage to Devi. Chamba, Pahari, late 18th cent. Paper, 26 x 30 cm. Plate No. 2. Mahisasurmardini. Guler, Pahari, circa A.D. 1780. Paper, 29 x 19 cm. Plate No. 3. Goddess Durga with Shaktian. Kangra, Pahari, circa A.D. 1800. Paper 13 x 19 cm. Plate No. 4. Durga Killing Demons. Raghogarh, Central India, circa A.D. 1770-80. Paper, 24 x 26 cm. Plate No. 5. Goddess Durga Enthroned. Basholi, Pahari, circa A.D. 1695. Paper, 17 x 30 cm. Plate No. 6. Mahisasurmardini. Datia, Bundelkhand, circa A.D. 1780-90, Paper, 29 x 24.5 cm. Plate No. 7. Mahadevi and Kalika. Mysore, Karnataka, circa A.D. 1900. Paper pasted on wood.