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Indian art and culture / Painting

Rajasthani and Pahari miniatures

Mewar (Sahibdin's Ragamala, Chawand), Bundi and Kota (hunting scenes, lush landscape), Malwa school
Kishangarh: Bani Thani by Nihal Chand under Sawant Singh (Nagari Das); elongated features
Jaipur (Amber), Bikaner (Mughal-trained artists), Marwar (Jodhpur) and Nathdwara pichhwai
Pahari: Basohli (bold colour, beetle-wing cases), Guler (Nainsukh, Manaku), Kangra (Sansar Chand, Gita Govinda), Chamba, Garhwal
Mysore and Tanjore (Thanjavur) painting: gesso work, gold leaf, Maratha patronage