A Picture is Worth Thousand Words
Sid Harth
MINIATURE PAINTINGS
The miniatures, as the name indicates were small works, which were made on
perishable material & hence no definite proof of their birth & development
can be traced. In Bengal, Bihar & Orissa, Buddhist manuscripts were
illustrated, mostly paintings of Buddha on palm leaves. They resemble the
Ajantha style but on a miniature scale. In Gujarat, illustrations in Jaina
manuscripts can be seen. The style of the Jaina caves at Ellora were
followed. Some illustrations were done on paper. In the later stages the
fine application of colour diminished. There was also some Persian influence
which spread from here to other places such as Mandu & Jaunpur. The Mughal
emperors introduced their own style of miniature paintings with Persian
inspiration. Court scenes were depicted in grandeur. The background was
usually hilly landscapes. Flowers & animals were also vastly depicted & in
these the Indian artists applied their own skill to develop on the Persian
ideas. The Rajput paintings can be put under two broad groups, the
Rajasthani style & the Pahari style. The subject matter of the paintings
were mostly religious & love subjects, based on Lord Rama & Lord Krishna.
Court scenes were depicted as also royal portraits. Bold outlines &
brilliant colours are characteristic of Rajasthani paintings.
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'Contemporary Indian Miniature Painting' will open Aug. 22 at UI Museum of
Art
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa Museum of Art will exhibit Aug. 22
to Oct. 18 "Contemporary Indian Miniature Painting," an exhibition of 29
works.
Two events will be presented by the museum in connection with the
exhibition.
Philip Lutgendorf, UI head of Asian languages and literature, will give a
gallery talk at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, as part of the museum's
Perspectives series. Indian sitar, surbahar and tabla player Shafaatullah
Khan will perform for the Music in the Museum series at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct.
4.
The small format of the paintings in this exhibition of works by
contemporary Indian artists derives from a tradition of manuscript
illustration reaching back to the 11th century. Functioning largely as book
illustrations or as single images in albums, traditional Indian miniature
paintings were intended to be viewed close at hand, at appropriate times and
in congenial company. In India, pictures other than large murals were rarely
seen on walls.
Unlike traditional Indian miniature painting, however, the works in the
exhibition are part of a contemporary movement. These paintings are intended
to be displayed on the walls of their owners' homes -- an indication of the
influence of foreign patrons on Indian art.
The majority of artists represented in the exhibition are from Rajasthan, a
large province in India's northwestern corner comprised of many former Hindu
kingdoms. A reluctant feudal state of the Mughals and later an unwilling
subject to British rule, the Rajasthan region, along with that of the Punjab
Hills, produced a distinctive artistic style known as Rajput painting.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the cooperation of private
collectors from the Fairfield region, from whom the works are on loan.
The UI Museum of Art, located on North Riverside Drive in Iowa City, is open
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free. Public metered parking is available in UI parking lots
across from the museum on Riverside Drive, and adjacent to the UI Alumni
Center, which is just north of the museum.
M.C. Ginsberg Objects of Art, Inc. of Iowa City is the corporate sponsor for
the 1998-99 Perspectives series at the UI Museum of Art, through the
University of Iowa Foundation.
8/14/98
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The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000. Indian art and architecture
works of art and architecture produced on the Indian subcontinent, which is
now divided among India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. In the Western world,
notable collections of Indian art can be seen in the British Museum, in the
Victoria and Albert Museum, and in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1
Introduction
Although a great deal of Indian secular art was produced, it was essentially
made of perishable material and has not survived. What has survived in the
medium of stone is religious art. In both Buddhist and Hindu art, symbolism
in gesture, posture, and attribute contains many levels of meaning. In
images of the Buddha, different hand positions (mudras) signify religious
states, such as the Enlightenment (Nirvana), Meditation, and Preaching. In
Hindu sculpture, deities (see Vishnu </65/vi/Vishnu.html>, Krishna
</65/kr/Krishna.html>, and Shiva </65/sh/Shiva.html>) are frequently
represented with many hands to indicate their power to perform multiple
deeds at the same time, and the hands each carry their characteristic
attributes. With the exception of Mughal art and architecture
</65/mu/Mughalar.html>, which demands separate treatment, the major trends
in Indian art–Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain–are discussed within this article. 2
Indus Valley Civilization
The earliest Indian art emerged from the valley of the Indus River during
the second half of the 3d millennium B.C. The best-known sites are Harappa,
destroyed in the 19th cent., and Mohenjo-Daro; these are among the earliest
examples of civic planning. Houses, markets, storage facilities, offices,
and public baths were arranged in a gridlike scheme. There was also a highly
developed drainage system. 3
The Indus civilization produced many statuettes made of steatite and
limestone. Some statuettes resemble the hieratic style of contemporary
Mesopotamia, while others are done in the smooth, sinuous style that is the
prototype of later Indian sculpture, in which the plastic modeling reveals
the animating breath of life (prana). Also found in this region are square
steatite seals adorned with a range of animals, including naturalistically
rendered bulls; ceramic storage jars with simple, stylized designs; toys
with wheels; and figurines, which may be mother goddesses. Bronze weapons,
tools, and sculptures indicate a sophistication in craftsmanship rather than
a major aesthetic development. 4
Post-Indus Civilization through the Maurya Dynasty
Of the period from the end of the Indus civilization (c.1500 B.C.) until
Alexander the Great crossed (325 B.C.) the Indus, few traces remain.
However, the principles of Indian architecture were developed in wooden
buildings, long since disintegrated. 5
From the great Maurya </65/ma/Maurya.html> dynasty the most famous remains
are the edict pillars, erected throughout N India by the Emperor Asoka
</65/as/Asoka.html> to proclaim his devotion to Buddhism. The monolithic,
smooth columns are over 50 ft (15 m) high and are surmounted by lotus
capitals and animal figures. Some of the pillar capitals reveal forms that
suggest Persepolitan influences. Also dating from the reign of Asoka is the
earliest stone ogival chaitya window, found on the portal of a small
rock-cut sanctuary near Bodh Gaya. The chaitya halls were monastic
sanctuaries hewn out of rock. As they evolved, from the 3d cent. B.C.
through the 1st millennium A.D., they became elaborate colonnaded halls, or
walls embellished with painting or sculpture. 6
Sunga and Andhra Dynasties
The earliest extant stupas </65/st/stupa.html> date from the Sunga dynasty
(2d–1st cent. B.C.) and early Andhra dynasty (1st cent. B.C.). These relic
mounds are surrounded by railings and gateways covered with carved ornament.
One of the main stupas is at Bharhut, where the sculpture is archaic in
character. Relief medallions of the Buddha’s life or of the jatakas (tales
of his previous lives) are shallow cut, with all the incidents of each story
arranged within a single composition. The bodies of semidivine beings
including yakshis (female tree spirits) are flattened against the pillar of
which they form part; prana is still emphasized. 7
The important stupa at Sanchi shows a similar style. Important carvings on
the gateways of another stupa at Sanchi date from the early Andhra period.
The yakshis have acquired full, graceful forms, and high-relief compositions
are frequently conceived in a continuous method of narration. The carved
railing from Bodh Gaya, the place of the Buddha’s enlightenment, and the
earliest surviving wall paintings are also early Andhra; paintings in the
rock-cut cave at Ajanta </65/aj/Ajanta.html> narrate the Buddha’s birth as
an elephant and the entire synopsis of historic life. In the far south, in
the Deccan, the later Andhra dynasty continued to flourish into the 1st
cent. A.D. Its greatest monument is the carving at the Great Stupa at
Amaravati, c.A.D. 200. The complex but coherent composition, the
chiaroscuro, and the liveliness of the crowded surfaces distinguish these
bas-reliefs. 8
Gandhara and Mathura
Under the Kushans, conquerors from central Asia, two of India’s most
important styles were developed between the 2d and 5th cent. A.D.: Gandhara
art and art of Mathura. Gandhara art, named after the region of Gandhara
</65/ga/Gandhara.html> now in Pakistan, presents some of the earliest images
of the Buddha. Earlier at Bharhut and Sanchi, the Buddha’s presence was
represented by symbols, such as the pipal tree, the wheel of life,
footprints, and an empty throne. The Gandhara style was profoundly
influenced by 2d-century Hellenistic art and was itself highly influential
in central and eastern Asia. Ivories and imported glass and lacquerware
attest to the cosmopolitan tastes and extensive trade that characterized the
period. Stupas and monasteries were adorned with relief friezes, often
carved in dark schist, showing figures in classical poses with flowing
Hellenistic draperies. 9
Farther east and south, contemporary Mathura, also under Kushan rule,
created a wholly Indian sculptural art. Reddish limestone was the usual
medium. More sensuous, heavier Buddhas whose limbs are created according to
canonical instructions, smile directly at their worshipers. Reliefs of the
yakshis carved against railing pillars are more frankly sensual and erotic
than those at Sanchi. Buddhist iconography was developed in Gandhara.
Mathura, however, preserved and developed Indian forms for three centuries.
10
The Gupta Period
Buddhist art flourished during this period, which has often been described
as a golden age. A famous rock-cut monastery at Ajanta consists of several
chaitya halls and numerous residential viharas. Both facades and interiors
contain elegant relief sculpture, while interiors are covered with painted
murals that feature superb figures drawn with an gracefully sinuous line. As
in all periods, there is little difference in the images of the major Indian
religions, Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain. Large stone figures, stone and
terra-cotta reliefs, and large and small bronzes are made in the refined
Gupta style; the level of production is uniformly high. After the 7th cent.,
although the rulers of the Pala and Sena dynasties (730–1197) were Hindu,
significant Buddhist art was created. Images in bronze and in hard black
stone from Nalanda and elsewhere reveal a development of the Gupta manner,
with extensive attention to ornamental details. 11
Architecture and Sculpture of the Hindu Dynasties
From the 6th cent. on, with the resurgence of Hindu dynasties throughout
India, a characteristic temple plan was developed. An entrance portico led
to a pillared hall (mandapa) into the cella. The shrine was often crowned by
a large tower known as the shikhara. In S India the Dravida tower rose in a
series of terraces, each symbolizing a different divinity; in the north,
nagara spires ascended in a massive conical shape. 12
Innumerable temples were built that were so exuberantly embellished with
sculpture that their style is called “sculptural architecture.” The
Khajuraho temples in central India (c.1000) represent one of the high points
of the nagara buildings, and the damaged Temple of the Sun at Konarak
(c.1250) reveals, in its famous erotic sculptures, carvings that combine
balanced mass with delicate execution. The Jain temples at Mt. Abu,
constructed entirely of imported white marble and dating from the 10th and
13th cent., have plain exteriors but are ornately carved inside. 13
In S India the 7th-century Pallava dynasty introduced the dravida style
temple in a number of pyramidal raths (temples) at Mahabalipuram
</65/ma/Mahabali.html>; an enormous cliff-face at the site is carved with a
life-size representation of gods, men, and beasts, including the elephant
family. The dravida style plan was used also in the 8th cent. in the
quarried temple at Ellora </65/el/Ellora.html>. The Chola
</65/ch/Chola.html> dynasty of S India further developed this form in the
11th cent., when they probably also cast most of large numbers of S Indian
bronzes, of which the Nataraja (dancing Shiva) images are perhaps the best
known. 14
The dravida style culminated in a series of expanded “temple townships,” of
which the largest is Srirangam </65/sr/Srirangm.html>, consisting of seven
concentric enclosures. These ended in the comparatively crude stucco
sculptured architecture of 17th-century Mandura. Medieval bronze sculpture
was highly developed in S India. The chief subjects were the deities,
figures of whom were used for processional and home ritual. Skilled
cire-perdue </65/ci/cireperd.html> sculptures were produced until the late
19th cent. in many regions of India. 15
Indian Painting
Adverse climate and other conditions have injured what wall painting
existed. The most famous surviving Buddhist paintings are from the caves at
Ajanta. Little is known of Hindu wall painting except for fragments at
Ellora and Tanjore (see Thanjavur </65/th/Thanjavu.html>). The earliest
Indian manuscript paintings are Buddhist, of the Pala dynasty; they have a
delicate color. The 13th- to 15th-century Jain manuscript illuminations,
painted in vivid red, blue, and gold, are most easily recognized by the
characteristic protruding farther eye. Rajput miniature painting, which was
practiced in N India from the 16th through the 19th cent., is related both
to Mughal painting and to earlier Indian styles. It illustrates a variety of
Hindu subjects: the ragamala series (musical modes), the legendary epics and
romances, and particularly Krishna’s deeds. Rajput painting is characterized
by lyrical landscapes, sinuous grace in the depiction of the human form, and
an interest in perspective. 16
The Modern Era
Little of the glorious tradition of Indian artistic achievement survived
British rule. Indian artists adapted Western techniques and produced gouache
paintings to suit the tastes of European buyers. Patua scrolls, containing
swiftly executed watercolor illustrations of many subjects, became one
source for the revival of Indian themes during the 20th cent. A growing
nationalist sentiment pervaded Indian art in the early decades of the 20th
cent. along with the conscious assimilation of Western styles. Major modern
artists include Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose, Jamini Roy, Amrita Sher
Gil, N. S. Bendre, M. B. Samant, Francis Souza, Bhagwan Kapoor, M. F.
Husain, Bhupen Khakhar, Ram Kinker, Dhanraj Bhagat, Amar Nath Seghal,
Chintamoni Kar, and Amina Ahmad. 17
Bibliography
See H. R. Zimmer, The Art of Indian Asia (2 vol., 2d ed. 1960); W. G.
Archer, Indian Painting from the Punjab Hills (1974); J. C. Harle, Gupta
Sculpture (1974); J. C. Huntington, The Art of Ancient India (1985).
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In Indian Miniatures, Men Strut Like Gods and Devotion Takes All Forms
By HOLLAND COTTER
he album-size paintings often referred to as "Indian miniatures" have the
look of deluxe collectibles. Produced for rich clients who demanded the very
best in workmanship, they were enjoyed in private, then shut away like
high-security gems, so that their suave forms and brilliant colors retained
their expensive bloom.
And preserved along with pigment and paper were other, less tangible
elements, which the owners themselves may well never have clearly perceived.
These include moral values, spiritual longings, political ambitions and
personal aspirations: things that have always made collecting art almost as
consuming an activity as creating it in the first place.
These ingredients all come into play in "Power and Desire: South Asian
Paintings From the San Diego Museum of Art, Edwin Binney 3rd Collection" at
the Asia Society. The 67 pieces on view are top-of-the-line examples of work
produced in Hindu and Muslim courts from the 16th to 19th centuries.
They also represent the legacy of a single acquisitive eye, that of Mr.
Binney (1925-1986), heir to the Crayola fortune, a trustee of the San Diego
Museum and apparently quite a character. (He went to board meetings on a
motorcycle and had a thing for black leather jumpsuits.) His collection of
more than 1,450 South Asian paintings was bought by the museum in 1990.
As in any "collection" show, the stylistic emphasis is to some degree
determined by the material available; in this case there's a heavy emphasis
on Mogul-influenced work from the Punjab hills. And the contents are
necessarily organized along fairly broad and well-tried themes.
Within these parameters, though, the curators, Vishakha Desai, director of
galleries at Asia Society; Kavita Singh, research editor of Marg
Publications; and Caron Smith, curator of Asian art at the San Diego Museum,
have made smart choices and shaped a vivid picture of the alternative
universe that is Indian painting, a kind of grand theater, equal parts
farce, melodrama and mystery play, where men strut like gods, gods have the
failings of men and nature is a gorgeous curtain behind which infinity lies.
Appropriately for an election year, the show starts with a section titled
"Rule and Domain" and images of politicians trying to make themselves look
good. In a largish painting from around 1720, for example, the ruler of the
Rajput kingdom of Mewar, Sangram Singh, has himself depicted in a palace
reception room that looks like a day care center. He's playing the part of
Daddy, with his baby daughter on his knee and his spiritual adviser — a Bill
Clinton lookalike, I swear — sitting nearby.
Family values take an interesting twist in a 1640 picture of the Mogul
emperor Shah Jahan, seen celebrating his 46th birthday. He sits in profile,
his head surrounded by a halo — the Mogul rulers considered themselves
divine — with two of his sons. All's right with the world, the message seems
to be, but it wouldn't stay right for long. A few years later, one of the
sons killed his brother, imprisoned his father and took the throne for
himself.
Various macho scenes follow: rulers go hunting, smoke hookahs and lord it
over this vassal or that. Then things relax a bit. In one madcap painting, a
potentate named Bhim Singh is joined in the swimming pool of his summer home
(which is now the Lake Palace Hotel at Udaipur) by his male staff. He wears
a pearl choker; they play blindman's bluff. You can almost hear Bette Midler
belting out "Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy" with the girl-band in the foreground.
And in a sexy picture across the room, Shamsher Sen, the king of Mandi,
appears nearly nude and being rubbed down by five male courtiers. The scene
is thought to depict a religious ritual in which the royal leader was
worshiped as a deity, but the roaming hands and ogling eyes focused on his
youthful body suggest all kinds of devotion at play.
The merging of human and divine is a primary theme of Indian art, and it is
the overarching subject of the show's central section, "Love and Longing."
Among the items here are some superb illustrations for the "Ramayana," in
which the divine hero, Rama, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, fights to
save his wife, Sita, from the clutches of the 10- headed demon-king.
This fantastic story is recited everywhere in India, has been dramatized
countless times and has been turned into Bollywood films. But no cinematic
wizardry can top the inventiveness of the Indian painters, whether they're
showing the grisly, corpse-strewn aftermath of a battle or depicting Rama's
gilded chariot transformed into an ark-size mother ship and floating through
starry skies.
Rama was the Rambo of Indian literature, brawny and brave but a tad short in
the brains department. Krishna, with his pretty-boy face and blue-suede
skin, was the Elvis. Also an incarnation of Vishnu, he was a mama's boy who
teased the girls and played hard-to-get. But what he did most was yearn for
true love.
Artists never tired of recounting his amorous pursuits, particularly his
affair with a young village matron, Radha, whom he adored. Their affair — a
fever chart of hesitation, despair and rapturous union — is one of the great
love stories, very beautiful, very Indian. It's also a metaphor for the
relationship of the soul to God. No wonder certain Hindu rulers took
Krishna, who embodied the force of erotic and spiritual love, as their
model.
One such devotee was Sawant Singh, an 18th-century king of the small state
of Kishangarh, who abandoned his throne and retired with his favorite
mistress, Bani Thani, to re- create the Krishna-Radha story in his own life.
A wonderful painting attributed to the artist Nihal Chand is thought to
depict the two lovers in the guise of the divine couple, sleeping on a bed
of lotus blossoms deep in a forest that rises up like a dense tapestry
behind them.
A bright little strip of sky at the top of this painting, however, hints at
another hemisphere peeking in from behind, one perhaps represented by the
images in the show's last section where divinity rules and divergent forces
merge.
In one painting, Shiva and his wife, Devi — a power couple if ever there was
one — are spliced together vertically. And in a devotional painting derived
from the "Mahabharata," Vishnu is shown absorbing all the gods of the
universe into his body, their tremendous compressed energy conveyed by the
heads that pile up on his shoulders and the dozens of arms like spinning
pinwheels.
This piece, with its pattern-intensive approach to naturalism, points toward
a whole other realm of Indian painting: nonelite, "popular" work of a kind
unrepresented in this show and in general absurdly understudied. (The
American artist and scholar Barbara Rossi published a fine overview of the
subject titled "From the Ocean of Painting" two years ago.) It's a huge
field full of work that will knock your socks off, and one that can still
offer bargains for collectors. Maybe the Asia Society will find a way to
showcase some aspect of it, in depth, in the future.
Meanwhile, the Binney paintings are in New York, the power-and- desire
capital of the world, and they're worth savoring. They have something for
everyone, swoony lovers, alpha-male strivers and covetous connoisseurs
alike. And as is the case with Indian art right across the board — can this
be the reason such a great tradition has always felt strange to the West? —
they look at life in all its variety and say, unreservedly: "yes."
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ahmedabad, pune, online exhibition, art fellowship, crafts and order
online -- Pune,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Indiancanvas
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-56299>
Comprehensive information on Indian Contemporary and Folk & Tribal Art.
Largest collection of Indian Art available for purchase online. --
Calcutta,India </cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Indus
Handicrafts
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-56333> We
design and manufacture wood inlay(marquetry) artwork with different colors
of wood such as rosewood, cedar, mahogany and teak. We are interested in
marketing these artworks through internet and other methods. --
Coimbatore,India </cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Kamat's
Potpourri
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-23434>
Potpourri of topics on arts and artists of India. Art history, wall
paintings, jewelry, rock art, folk arts and tribal arts -- Birmingham,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Kanni Exporters Private Limited
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-21903> Our
products on Terracotta, Palmleaf, Coconut Shell, Animal Horn, Wooden, Glass
& Stained Glass, Jute, Hammocks, & Textiles emulate the exuberance of Indian
Fine Arts. Our products are the hand works of Traditional Indian Artists. --
Kovilpatti,India </cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Lucky Manrai
The Indian Connection
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-54398> We
are sourcing agents - based in India- catering to our clients in the field
of ethnic garments and textiles, ethnic hand embroideries, paintings,
sculptures, stone, metal and wooden handicrafts. -- Jaipur,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>marble and sandstone carvings
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-37018>
manufacturing high quality artistic marble and sandstone carvings as well as
pietre dure inlay using hard stones -- jaipur/india,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>mehta abhay
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-36928> we
are in india and in mumbai city(bombay), and specialists for manufaturing of
different types photoframes and with international qauality with competitive
price with timely deliver of any kind of material. we also deal in canvas,
satin , cotton material ... -- Bombay,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>NATHELLA SAMPATHTHU CHETTY
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-37888>
NATHELLA, A TRUSTED NAME IN GOLDEN DESIGNS. THE QUALITY, VALUE, ASTHETIC
DESIGNS MAKE US A RENOWNED NAME IN GOLD JEWELLERY AND TRADITIONAL WARES IN
THIS PART OF THE GLOBE. -- Chennai,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Non-profit Artisans Development
Organisation.
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-22456>
Reproduction of Foreign and Indian canvas oil painting. Silk & Georget hand
embroidered fabrics. Hand made violin accessories. Hand made fishing hook.
Hand made leather bag. -- CALCUTTA,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>POLYMECH PLAST MACHINES LTD.
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-24009>
POLYMECHPLAST MACHINES LTD is a Group Company established in 1978.Single
Colour Injection Moulding Machines,marble effect Double Colour Injection
Moulding Machines,Compression Moulding, Insert Moulding, Extrusion & Stretch
Blow Moulding Machines -- BARODA,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Shalinart, Art from India
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-24251>
India's premeir virtual art gallery featuring the finest in Folk, Tribal and
Contemporary Indian Art. -- New Delhi,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>shilpa arts
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-23288> Best
Indian miniature paintings -- jaipur,India
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SHUTTLEWEAVES INDIA: Textile manufactures&Exporters
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-37887> Our
product range: Table top textiles: Place Mats, Napkins, Runners, Table
cloth, Kitchen Towels, Duster cloth, etc. Complete range of Furnishing and
upholstery fabrics. Fabrics for Industrial Applications. Range of Industrial
clothing and Uniforms. Complete range of fabrics for garments: ... --
Chennai,India </cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Spirit of Life
Designs for Happiness
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-56072> find
happiness with creative architecture interiors digital arts graphics
landscape and web designs and astrology vaastu projects planning services in
india -- bombay,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>traditional indian paintings
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-56267>
manufacturer of traditional indian handicraft & paintings, marble statues &
other decorative items -- Udaipur,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Tube Products Inc.
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-24549> Tube
Products Inc. - "Anything/Everything in Piping" & "Ultimate In Piping", A
Leading Manufacturer & Exporter of Pipe fittings, Flanges , Valves and The
full range of piping Accessories in India a concept of optimizing efforts,
time & money...... -- BARODA,India
</cgi-bin/artslocator/country.cgi?country=IN>Vales, S.R.
<http://wwar.com/cgi-bin/artslocator/mysartsconnect.cgi?id=1999-36693>
Having 50 years of experience in Painting. Specialist in Portrait, Oil and
water color paintings. -- Chennai,India
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