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Page 121: Sita being lured by a disguised Ravana, while Rama and Laksmana hunt in the forest. Watercolour drawing.

Rama fighting with his sons with the help of Hanuman over a horse sacrifice. Watercolour drawing.

Page 159: two images of women in their traditional costume. Watercolour drawing.

A courtesan arranging a flower in her hair. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, 1800s.

A courtesan carrying a peacock. Watercolour drawing.

Parvati enthroned nursing Ganesha. Watercolour drawing.

Page 122: Shiva and Parvati on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.

Page 113: Krishna playing his flute to the cows and Radha who is immersed in the river, while an old man smoking a hookah observes. Watercolour drawing.

Two lovers surrounded by an oval frame. Watercolour drawing.

Rama fighting his sons Lava and Kusa with Hanuman helping. Watercolour drawing.

A fish being carried off by a bird. Watercolour drawing.

Page 11: two portraits of a courtesan, one with a parrot. Watercolour drawing.

Page 62: a man quenching his thirst from a water carrier. Watercolour drawing.

A lobster and a fish. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, 18--.

Raja on a black elephant. Watercolour by an Indian artist, ca. 1890.

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A fish being carried off by a bird. Watercolour drawing.

Page 11: two portraits of a courtesan, one with a parrot. Watercolour drawing.

Page 62: a man quenching his thirst from a water carrier. Watercolour drawing.

A lobster and a fish. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, 18--.

Raja on a black elephant. Watercolour by an Indian artist, ca. 1890.