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Gouaches

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  • A Chinese sage, accompanied by his young assistant, blesses a frog. Painting by a Chinese artist.
  • A Mevlevi (?), or Sufi holy man: walking, wearing a saffron cloak and skirt, and a tall red conical hat. Gouache painting.
  • An Indian woman holding a bird while another looks on. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Hindu deities: Shiva, Chhinnamasta, Kamadeva and Rati. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, showing the Bay of Naples in the foreground with a sailing boat, and spectators on the opposite shore. Gouache, 1828.
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    Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child and a saint. Gouache painting.

    | Reference: 10452i
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    An Indian lady looking at herself in a mirror. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 575153i
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    A couple making love; outside the room, a garden is seen by moonlight. Gouache painting.

    | Date: [between 1890 and 1899] | Reference: 36499i
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    Rati, Hindu goddess of love, shooting arrows with her bow. Gouache painting an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581061i
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    Signs of the zodiac: Virgo, the maiden. Gouache painting by an Persian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 583092i
    Part of: The twelve astrological signs of the zodiac. Gouache paintings by an Persian artist, 18--(?).
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