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Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi, Molded terracotta, India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi
India, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
1st century BCE
Great Indian Fruit Bat, Bhawani Das or a follower Indian, Pencil, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper
Great Indian Fruit Bat
Painting attributed to Bhawani Das
ca. 1777–82
Sitar, Murari Adhikari Indian, Teak, ebony, metal, bone, various materials, Indian
Sitar
Murari Adhikari
1997
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript, Mahavihara Master, Opaque watercolor on palm leaf, India, West Bengal or Bangladesh
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript
Mahavihara Master
early 12th century
Plaque with a Winged Goddess and Two Attendants, Ivory, India (West Bengal)
Plaque with a Winged Goddess and Two Attendants
India (West Bengal)
ca. 1st century BCE
Plaque with Standing Yakshi, Wood, India (West Bengal)
Plaque with Standing Yakshi
India (West Bengal)
1st century BCE
Plaque with the Goddess Durga Standing on a Lotus, Wood, India (West Bengal)
Plaque with the Goddess Durga Standing on a Lotus
India (West Bengal)
1st century BCE
The Moon God Chandra(?) in His Chariot with Wife and Attendant, Ivory, India (West Bengal)
The Moon God Chandra(?) in His Chariot with Wife and Attendant
India (West Bengal)
2nd–1st century BCE
The Sun God Surya(?) in His Chariot with Wives and Attendants, Ivory, India (West Bengal)
The Sun God Surya(?) in His Chariot with Wives and Attendants
India (West Bengal),
2nd–1st century BCE
Hari Hara, Unidentified artist, Watercolor, colloidal tin, ink and graphite on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat district
Hari Hara
Unidentified artist
ca. 1870s–80s
Shiva, Nritya Lal Datta , studio artist, Relief print, probably from a woodblock, watercolor (hand-coloring), West Bengal, Kolkota, Battala district
Shiva
Nritya Lal Datta
ca. 1850–70
Krishna subduing Kaliya (Kaliya Daman), Chromolithograph on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Krishna subduing Kaliya (Kaliya Daman)
West Bengal, Kolkata
ca. 1910–20
Savitri and Satyaban, Chromolithograph with varnish on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Savitri and Satyaban
West Bengal, Kolkata
ca. 1885–90
Bagala, Sasadhar Banarjee , designer and publisher Indian, Lithograph printed in black with hand-coloring with watercolor and selectively applied glaze, West Bengal, Kolkata
Bagala
Sasadhar Banarjee
ca. 1880–86
Kali, Lithograph with black ink, watercolor, and varnish on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Kali
West Bengal, Kolkata
ca. 1880–85
Matangi, Lithograph with black ink, watercolor, and varnish on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Matangi
West Bengal, Kolkata
ca. 1880–85
Sarasvati, Lithograph with black ink, watercolor, and varnish on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Sarasvati
West Bengal, Kolkata
1878–83
Shiva-Gauri, Lithograph with black ink, watercolor, and varnish on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Shiva-Gauri
West Bengal, Kolkata
1878–83
Krishna-Kali, Lithograph with black ink, watercolor, and varnish on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Krishna-Kali
West Bengal, Kolkata
1878–83
Agamani, Lithograph with black ink, watercolor, and varnish on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Agamani
West Bengal, Kolkata
ca. 1878–83
Bhuvanesvari and Bagala, Chromolithograph on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Bhuvanesvari and Bagala
West Bengal, Kolkata
ca. 1885–95
Shri Sheshanarayana’s eternal rest, Chromolithograph on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Shri Sheshanarayana’s eternal rest
West Bengal, Kolkata
1880–85
Nritya Kali, Gouache and ink on paper, West Bengal, Kolkata
Nritya Kali
West Bengal, Kolkata
ca. 1890s–1900
Carved Conch with Lakshmi-Narayana, Shell with silver additions, India (possibly West Bengal) or Bangladesh
Carved Conch with Lakshmi-Narayana
India (possibly West Bengal) or Bangladesh
11th–12th century
Plate with landscape of the West Lake, Porcelain with powder blue glaze and gold decoration (Jingdezhen ware), China
Plate with landscape of the West Lake
China
early 18th century
Tiger: emblem of the West, Jade, China
Tiger: emblem of the West
China
late 19th to early 20th century
Dhakeenee, Gouache and ink on paper, India, West Bengal
Dhakeenee
India, West Bengal
early 20th century
Brihmma, Gouache and ink on paper, India, West Bengal
Brihmma
India, West Bengal
early 20th century
Basoodeb and Narod Moonee, Gouache and ink on paper, India, West Bengal
Basoodeb and Narod Moonee
India, West Bengal
early 20th century
Jatai Pakee, Gouache and ink on paper, India, West Bengal
Jatai Pakee
India, West Bengal
early 20th century
Neeto Kali, Gouache and ink on paper, India, West Bengal
Neeto Kali
India, West Bengal
early 20th century
Rabon Hanuman (Raja Hanuman), Gouache and ink on paper, India, West Bengal
Rabon Hanuman (Raja Hanuman)
India, West Bengal
early 20th century
Rakshasa Biparit, Gouache and ink on paper, India, West Bengal
Rakshasa Biparit
India, West Bengal
early 20th century
Four-light candelabrum, Ivory, probably Indian, Murshidabad
Four-light candelabrum
probably Indian, Murshidabad
ca. 1790
Two Sides of a Bengal River Fish, Pencil, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Two Sides of a Bengal River Fish
ca. 1804
A Radish Plant, Seed, and Flower, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
A Radish Plant, Seed, and Flower
late 18th century
Ashoka Tree Flower, Leaves, Pod, and Seed, Opaque watercolor on paper
Ashoka Tree Flower, Leaves, Pod, and Seed
first half 19th century
An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch, Shaikh Zain al–Din Indian, Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch
Shaikh Zain al–Din
dated 1778
Cactus Plant in Flower, Opaque watercolor on paper
Cactus Plant in Flower
ca. 1800
Male Papaya Tree, Watercolor on paper
Male Papaya Tree
ca. 1790–1800
Cotton Tree Flowers, Ink and watercolor on paper
Cotton Tree Flowers
ca. 1800–1805
A Chinese Serow (Capricornis milneedwardsi argyrochaetes), Ink and watercolor on paper
A Chinese Serow (Capricornis milneedwardsi argyrochaetes)
ca. 1800

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