AJANTA PAINTINGS: TWENTY PLATES IN COLOUR (1956)

SIZE: 13 _ 19 IN

AUCTION TITLE:RARE 1956 EDITION -AJANTA PAINTINGS” PUBLISHED BY LALIT KALA AKADEMI, NEW DELHI

DESCRIPTION:OFFERED HERE IS A SCARCE AND HISTORIC PORTFOLIO FROM 1956 TITLED AJANTA PAINTINGS: TWENTY PLATES IN COLOUR, PUBLISHED BY THE PRESTIGIOUS LALIT KALA AKADEMI, NEW DELHI - THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ART, INDIA.

THIS RARE COLLECTION FEATURES TWENTY FULL-COLOR REPRODUCTIONS OF THE FAMED AJANTA CAVE MURALS, INCLUDING ILLUSTRATIONS OF JATAKA TALES, DIVINE FIGURES SUCH AS APSARAS, AND SCENES OF ROYAL LIFE. HIGHLIGHTED PLATES INCLUDE -PRINCE AND PRINCESS IN CONVERSATION,” -AN APSARA (DIVINE DANSEUSE),” AND -A PRINCE LISTENING TO THE DISCOURSE OF A HERMIT.”

THE PORTFOLIO IS A SIGNIFICANT ARTIFACT FROM POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA, REFLECTING THE NATION'S EFFORT TO PRESERVE AND DISSEMINATE ITS CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY ART REPRODUCTIONS. IT IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL COVER FOLDER, DESPITE VISIBLE WEAR AND TEAR FROM AGE, ADDING TO ITS AUTHENTICITY.

AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLECTORS OF INDIAN ART, ART HISTORIANS, OR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS TO ACQUIRE A HISTORIC SET OF PRINTED MASTERPIECES FROM ONE OF THE MOST RENOWNED CAVE PAINTING SITES IN THE WORLD.