Chandra, The Moon God; Folio from a Book of Dreams

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Chandra, The Moon God; Folio from a Book of Dreams

India, Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur, 1700-1725
Drawings; watercolors
Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
Image: 7 1/2 x 7 in. (19.05 x 17.78 cm); Sheet: 10 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (25.72 x 21.59 cm)
Gift of Paul F. Walter (M.83.219.2)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • El Universo de la India: Obras Maestras del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Angeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, 2012.

  • Meller, Susan. Labels of Empire: Textile Trademarks: Windows into India in the Time of the Raj. Novato, CA: Goff Books, 2023.
  • El Universo de la India: Obras Maestras del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Angeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, 2012.

  • Meller, Susan. Labels of Empire: Textile Trademarks: Windows into India in the Time of the Raj. Novato, CA: Goff Books, 2023.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya.  The Classical Tradition in Rajput Painting.  New York: The Gallery Association of New York State, 1978.
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