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| Keywords: Katibs making note of events at the court of Ranjit Singh.jpg en Katibs making note of events at the court of Ranjit Singh; the whole painting Source http //www christies com/LotFinder/lot_details aspx from searchresults intObjectID 5125372 sid 62d14894-43db-45d1-8aef-4131369c9c9c downloaded Sept 2008 THE COURT OF RANJIT SINGH BISHAN SINGH 1836-CA 1900 LAHORE INDIA CIRCA 1864 Gouache heightened with gold on thick paper set in the Fort of Lahore on the terrace of the ornate building with entrance arch in the lower right hand corner and main buildings in the upper left Ranjit Singh sits towards the centre on his gold throne surrounded by brightly clad family members and courtiers in the background a hilly landscape with further encampment with gold blue and black outer rules obstructed by mount signed in Gurumuki on a fragment of the surviving cover sheet 'Bishan Singh Musavar Bannee' buildings and soldiers paper slightly discloured minor flaking of paint mounted framed and glazed Miniature 14 7/8 x 20½in 37 5 x 51 9cm Lot Notes Bishan Singh also known as Baba Bishan Singh came from a family of artists operating in Lahore and Amritsar in the second half of the 19th century The family were responsible for painting and maintaining the murals and motifs on the walls of the Sikh holiest shrine the Golden Temple and it is there that Bishan and his brother Kishan Singh learnt his trade Bishan Singh became particularly famous for his detailed depictions of the Court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh 1780-1839 2008-09-21 04 00 24 http //www columbia edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/education/katibs/katibs html author PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Uncategorized 2014 June 4 | ||||
