[INDOLOGY] Navagraha miniatures

[Martin Gansten]

Thank you, Heiner. Forgive my ignorance: are there printed/digitized 
collections of such paintings anywhere, or can they only be observed in 
situ?

Best wishes,
Martin


Den 2022-08-30 kl. 13:48, skrev Rolf Heinrich Koch via INDOLOGY:
> Dear Martin,
>
> paintings depicting the navagraha you find in nearly each Buddhist 
> monastery in Sri Lanka up to 200 years old.
>
> Best
>
> Heiner
>
> Am 30.08.2022 um 12:59 schrieb Martin Gansten via INDOLOGY:
>> Many thanks, from Sonja as well, to all who replied so far. 
>> Meanwhile, I have been told that paintings of the Navagrahas seem to 
>> be less common than sculptures, so if anyone knows of such paintings, 
>> they would be of particular interest.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Martin Gansten
>>
>>
>> Den 2022-08-30 kl. 10:08, skrev jacob at fabularasa.dk:
>>> Hi Martin,
>>>
>>> Depending on how far Sonja wants to cast the net, there are also the 
>>> purely abstract gaming pieces for Krishnaraja Wodeyar III's 
>>> Navagrahākṣakrīḍā game designed c. 1833 CE. See attachments (photo 
>>> credits: Rangachar Vasantha).
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Jacob Schmidt-Madsen
>>>
>>> Martin Gansten via INDOLOGY skrev den 2022-08-29 19:31:
>>>> Sonja Brentjes, who is working on the history of astral iconography
>>>> but is not a member of this list, sent me this question, which I am
>>>> passing on with her permission:
>>>>
>>>>> Do you know perhaps miniatures of the Navagrahas and can you 
>>>>> recommend me online collections or good publications? We have 
>>>>> found a few from the 18th century, but nothing before.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone should know of such collections or publications, please
>>>> reply to me and/or the list, and I'll pass the information on.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks in advance,
>>>>
>>>> Martin Gansten
>>>>
>>>>
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