Treasures from the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum

Author(s): L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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20 A bird of prey attacking a crane (an
allegory) Paper, Deogarh thikana of Mewar (Rajasthan) Inscribed in Devanagri and dated V.S. 1871/ A.D.1814 Painted by the artist Bagta 30 x 22.5 cms. Acc. No.84.3
This partially painted sketch in the nim-kalam technique depicts a strong bird of prey resembling a hawk, attacking a crane-like bird.
The sketch is painted in typical Deogarh style with two lines of text on the top and bottom giving the name of the artist as Bagta and the date as A.D. 1814. It also mentions the name of Ravat Gokul Das, the chief of Deogarh, who figures in almost all paintings of Deogarh as a
strong powerful and towaring personality, personified here by a hawk, overpowering the crane. It may be an allegory to show the strength of Ravat Gokuldas over his rival Raja Udaibhan, the Chief of another thikana. Published: 1. B.N. Goswamy, Rasa - (French) Les neuf visages de l'art
Indien 1986. Shridhar Andhare, Paintings from the Thikana of Deogarh, Bulletin of the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Bombay No.7. 1967.
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