Court & Courtship: Indian Miniatures in the Tapi Collection

Author:

J. P. Losty

Publisher:

Niyogi Books

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Publisher

Niyogi Books

Publication Year 2020
ISBN-13

9789389136630

ISBN-10 9789389136630
Binding

Hardcover

Edition FIRST
Number of Pages 252 Pages
Language (English)
Dimensions (Cms) 31X25X2
Weight (grms) 1700

Court and Courtship: Indian Miniatures in the TAPI Collection is a study of Indian paintings in which the author J.P. Losty explores the well-trod highways and the lesser-known byways of miniature paintings, put together by the well-known textile collectors, Praful and Shilpa Shah.


Starting with a splendid 16th-century painting from the early Rajput Bhagvata Purana, readers will savour the variety of Mughal and other portraits of emperors, princes, courtiers, and of royal elephants and horses. Courtly pictures include several from the Deccan, Rajasthan, Central India, and the northern hills. Resplendent ladies in 18th and 19th-century attire adorn the pages, as do paintings acquired for the textiles and costumes they illustrate–jamas, paijamas, angarkhas, turbans, odhnis, patkas, canopies, and qanats.


Representing the classic texts of Sanskrit and Hindi literature are stunning examples from a 17th-century ragamala, the Shangri Ramayana, the Gita Govinda, Harivamsha, and Rasikapriya. Two of the most impressive paintings ever to come out of Nathdwara are featured here, from the hands of master artists Sukhdev Gaur and Ghasiram Sharma. Showcasing 90 superb images, this collection is sure to be of interest to lovers of Indian art. 

J. P. Losty

J.P. Losty was the curator of Indian manuscripts and paintings at the British Museum and British Library in London for 34 years until his retirement in 2005. He has published extensively on illustrated Indian manuscripts and painting in India from the 11th to the 19th century.
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