{"product_id":"ghasi-equestrian-portrait-of-maharana-bhim-singh-ca-1825-v1-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Ghasi - Equestrian Portrait of Maharana Bhim Singh - ca. 1825 v1 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGhasi - Equestrian Portrait of Maharana Bhim Singh - ca. 1825 v1 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a fine art portrait of Maharana Bhim Singh mounted on horseback, painted in the manner of Indian miniature gouache and attributed to the artist Ghasi, dating to around 1825.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is a rectangular panel framed in vermilion red, and the palette is built on cerulean blue, white, grass green and charcoal grey. The ruler sits at the centre on a caparisoned elephant, a halo marking his rank, and the eye moves from him outward to the surrounding retinue. An attendant holds a white fly-whisk beside him, while turbaned men in white jamas fill the lower registers. A red canopy umbrella arches overhead, and a crescent moon sits in the sky. Blue dominates the field, with the red frame and red canopy setting the strongest accents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe halo, the canopy and the fly-whisk are the conventional marks of royal status in Rajput courtly painting, signalling sovereignty without a caption. The procession of attendants places the Maharana within the hierarchy of his court, and the crescent moon adds a cosmic register to the scene. The work comes from the Mewar tradition of Rajasthan, and its early nineteenth-century date places it among the courtly portraits that recorded rulers and their households for posterity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Cut Edge\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker is cut to its own outline, so the composition loses its rectangle and keeps only the figures, canopy and framing. The Maharana's silhouette and the elephant's bulk become the object's edge, which suits a painting built around a single commanding figure. Its scale is that of a collector's piece, meant to be read up close, where the fine line work and the gold-toned detail of the original come through.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48523063853274,"sku":"17921586037616168324","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48523063886042,"sku":"26862651740015807219","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48523063918810,"sku":"23670401184113272026","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48523063951578,"sku":"26893431453952450925","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48523063984346,"sku":"23107763253114420899","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48523064017114,"sku":"47010245749048486665","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48523064049882,"sku":"11289372404739812454","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48523064082650,"sku":"30303579840058930373","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/ghasi-equestrian-portrait-of-maharana-bhim-singh-ca-1825-v1-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-unknown-alt-3.webp?v=1787945270","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/ghasi-equestrian-portrait-of-maharana-bhim-singh-ca-1825-v1-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}