1919,0101,0.94

Description

Scope and content : Remains of painted silk banner, broken and much worn, showing three of the ‘Simultaneous births’; only example of subject amongst paintings of Collection. Banner is one of series enumerated under Ch. 0039. Three pairs of animals remain: above, sheep suckling lamb; in middle, cow being milked by woman and licking head of its calf; at bottom, mare suckling foal (Kaṇṭhaka). Signs of another scene at top. The animals seen in profile, against background of grassy ground sprinkled with red-flowering plants; groups divided by miniature ranges of mountains in red, blue, and green. Sheep and horse and their young are white, horse and foal having red manes and tails; cow and calf red. Woman milking partly obliterated, but remains of blue skirt and green and red jacket. Drawing of considerable charm. 1′ 4″ × 7¾″. Pl. LXXVI.