#south asia
“Princess and Attendants on Balcony”,
Folio from the Davis Album
Object Name: Illustrated album leaf
Date: 17th century
Geography: India
Culture: Islamic
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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A Music Party
Abanindranath Tagore
Bengal, India, 1905
Watercolors on paper
A group of people sit and listen to a lady playing a sitar. The setting is that of a Mughal court, with Mughal style architecture in the background and the setting sun visible through the arches.
The artist, Abanindranath Tagore (1871 - 1951) was the pioneer and leading exponent of the Bengal School of Art, which flourished between 1905 and 1920. In his paintings, he sought to counter the influence of Western art as taught in art schools under the British Raj, by modernizing indigenous Moghul and Rajput traditions. His work became so influential that it was eventually accepted and regarded as a national Indian style.
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Nur Jahan
India, Mughal, c. 18th century
Opaque watercolors & gold on paper
© Victoria & Albert Museum
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Lady Ra’aba of Basra
India, Mughal, c. 17th century
Ink, watercolors, & gold on paper
© Victoria & Albert Museum
Likely based on a Domenico Tintoretto engraving of Mary of Magdalene.
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The Virgin Mary
India, Mughal, c. 1760 - 1765
Gouache and gold on paper
© The Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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A Camel and it’s Rider Playing Kettledrums
Mazar Ali Khan
Delhi, India, Mughal, c. 1840
Gouache
© Victoria & Albert Museum, London
One of six figures, this painting likely depicts the Mughal Emperor’s ceremonial procession on the occasion of Eid.
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Grinding Corn at Bengal
Arthur William Devis
England, 1792 - 1795
Oil on canvas
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Necklace
India, possibly Jaipur c. 18th century
Gold inlaid with white sapphire; back enameled red, white, and green, pearls and green stone pendant and center; gold thread chain and slide closure
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A’la Azad Abul Muzaffar Shahab ud-Din Mohammad Khurram, known by his imperial name Shah Jahan, was the Indian emperor of the Mughal Empire in South Asia from 1628 until 1658. He was the fifth Mughal emperor.
The period of his reign was the golden age of Mughal architecture. Shah Jahan erected many splendid monuments, the most famous of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra, built in 1632–1648 as a tomb for his beloved wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan is also believed to have had a very refined taste in the arts and architecture, and is credited with having commissioned about 777 gardens in Kashmir, his favourite summer residence. A few of these gardens survive, attracting thousands of tourists every year.
He is considered one of the greatest Mughals. His reign has been called the Golden Age of the Mughals and one of the most prosperous ages of Indian civilization. He was eager to expand his vast empire. In 1658, he fell ill and was confined by his son Emperor Aurangzeb in Agra Fort until his death in 1666.
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variationsforthehealingofmishka:
intoxicated lady at a window
late 18th century
opaque watercolor and gold on paper
brooklyn museum
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so i don’t think a lot of people really understand how often south asian culture is misinterpreted and appropriated so i’m making a post about it right here.
- any mention of third eyes
- any mention of chakras
- people wearing bindis when they shouldn’t be
- fucking “om” or “aum” tattoos or appliques on things like yoga pants. do you know how fucking disrespectful it is to put a symbol that is so important to my religion and culture on the ass of some white chick’s yoga pants
- people wearing maang tikka when they shouldn’t be
- anklets with bells on them are very important to the dance culture of south asia and it’s disrespectful to wear them outside of a traditional dance setting
feel free to add any more that i missed because i’m fucking tired
this is okay to rb if you’re not south asian. in fact it’s encouraged that you reblog this post, regardless of your race
^^Anyone is capable of appropriation without meaning to, even other poc. Please respect!
All of you asking if it’s still ok if youre pagan can also go choke. Y’all will use any excuse to appropriate and not care what other people say not to use. They are literally saying “DONT” and y’all are saying “yeah but…” But my ass. Learn to stop being so entitled.
The Trump administration ended DACA. It’s now in the hands of Congress, but Trump tweeted (yes, tweeted) that he will “revisit” issue if Congress doesn’t legalize DACA in six months. You can donate to help some Dreamers whose permits are expiring prior to March 5, 2018 here.
Hurricane Irma is now a Category 5 storm and is predicted to affect the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos) and Florida causing potentially catastrophic damage.
Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority, are fleeing Myanmar into Bangladesh with “stories of systematic rape, murder, and arson they escaped.” The Guardian has a good intro to the ongoing conflict here.
TheNorth Korea situation continues to escalate. Trump meanwhile is planning to end trade deal with South Koreaandcalling them out on Twitter because ????
The La Tuna fire is now 70% contained according to officials.
Eagle Creek Fire: “Officials believe the teen and others may have been using fireworks that started the forest fire. Police made contact with the teen in the parking lot of the Eagle Creek Trailhead, and he is cooperating with police.” Potential ways to help those affected here.
Over 100,000 people have been displaced in Nigeria due to flooding.
The U.S. Justice Department confirmed on Friday that neither they nor the FBI has any evidence that the Obama administration wiretapped Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign despite Trump’s tweet in March.
The ornately embroidered phulkari is a shared tradition for women across Punjabi social classes and religions. Most of the works on display in “Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection” pre-date the devastating 1947 Partion of the Punjab region into modern day India and Pakistan. The religious division, mass migration, and loss of life leading up to and after the Partition forced many families to leave behind their treasured phulkaris. Despite such upheaval, phulkaris remain a significant symbol of Punjabi identity.
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