Anonymous gift to the Ala Story Print Collection
From series: "Famous Places: 60-odd Provinces"
Gift of E. Bruce Robertson and Thom Kren
Colorful poster of Krishna and Yugal; Krishna playing flute while 2 animals look on from right side. BRIJBASI ART PRESS at lower right.
Vertical image of a male figure in blue about to spear another male figure; at lower right of image is a female holding a green container with flowers. At lower right and left SS BRIJBASI & SONS FRANKFUT, DELHI & BOMBAY; at lower center, Indian script.
Horizontal multiple page booklet detailing the film Hamraaz. Cover includes four figures with a fifith figure sketched using vertical lines positioned at right; bands of yellow and organe at top, purple and blue at bottom.
Sepia colored etching of an anthropromorphic figure of a male head with wings. Edition statement at lower left; signed at lower right.
Gift of Ala Story to the Ala Storey Print Collection
IIJIMA, Takao (aka Ay-O)
Rainbowcolored serigraph in concentric squares; exterior reds conclude at center with blues. Dated, edition statement and signed Ay-O, at lower right; title on reverse.
Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
Vertical image; film poster for Mother India; female figure at upper left behing held by male with red turban. At lower right is a Western looking male figure holding a rifle looking toward female.
Black and white woodcut of a reclining figure in a Cubist-like pose. Text at right with signature.
Monochromatic embossed print; applelike form attached to curved shapes throughout upper half of image. Signed, dated with edition at lower right; signed with CG at upper left, reverse. The artist was involved with the Nippon Design Center in the 1960s where much of his graphic work was realized.
Syokoken Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, 1960
SUGITO, Hiroshi b. Japan, 1970
Gift of Marc Selwyn in honor of Spencer Wyatt
Drawing for Last Film Theater of the World
Center of sheet occupied by Film Theater; surrounded on left by Japanese text, on right by drawing of interior of theater; below left by diagram showing how to operate device.
Artist unknown, Chinese
metal, semiprecious stones, brocade, cloth, tassels
Indian folk painting of a group of musicians with a single figure dancing in foreground.
Flower Gatherers to the Idol, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of a standing male and female holding woven sacks for collecting flowers.
Indian folk painting of a priest at right adorned with headdress and gold ornements. Female at left is holding an infant; female is wearing a red sari while both mother and child are adorned with gold embellishments.
Tempera Indian folk painting of a produce shop with two females at right looking to make a purchase.
Slipper maker, ca. early 20th C.
Colored tempera Indian folk painting of a seated slipper maker positioned in a shed-like structure with female figure holding a baby at right.
Jetty, A Warrior, ca. early 20th C.
Colored tempera Indian folk painting of a Jetty warrior with shield and spear; at left is a female figure looking on.
A Cash Keeper, ca. early 20th C.
Colored tempera Indian Folk painting of a cash keeper robed in white dress at right; standing female figure at left looking towards viewer.
Palakin Bearers, ca. early 20th C.
Tempera Indian folk painting of a scantily clad cloth merchant selling fabric to a female standing at right. She is wearing a green Sari wrapped around her torso.
Cloth Merchant, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of a cloth merchant at left offering rolls of fabric to a female at right.
Tempera Indian folk painting of an Iron Smith at left with a female holding a baby at right. Iron Smith is working over a samll fire with houses positioned in the background.
Tempera folk painting of a gardener holding a bushel of greenery while a standing female at left holds a basket with greenery atop her head. Both are standing within a farm field with structures in the backbround.
Indian folk painting of "Gentoo" a term coined by Westerners in reference to idigineous people of India. At right is a female wearing a sari with her hand on her hip; male at left is sporting a turban holding a large instrument in his right hand.
Indian tempera folk painting of a standing male figure at right holding a tea kettle in his left hand; female figure at left is holding a fish and her left arm is wrapped around a basket supported at her waist.
Religious Mendicants, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of two religious mendicants dressed in multiple layers of clothing and wide brimmend hats. Mendicant orders are, primarily, certain Christian religious orders that have adopted a lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching, evangelization, and ministry, especially to the poor. At their foundation these orders rejected the previously established monastic model.
Brahmins of the Halabar Coast, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of two Bramins walking along the Halabar Coast. Brahmin is a varna in Hinduism specialising as priests, teachers and protectors of sacred learning across generations. The traditional occupation of Brahmins was that of priesthood at the Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies and rite of passage rituals such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers.
Adlouly Liddur Jackeem, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of two figures; male on the left appears to be a medicine man or witch doctor; female figure on right, dressed in a Sari is talking to the figure at left. Houses in the background.
Stone Cutters, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of a stone cutter at left with a female figure at right; stone sculpture lies in foreground.
Tautwandy or Achareeen Bramin, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of two figures standing in the foreground; one female and second male. Houses along horizon.
Doby or Washerman, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of two figures identified as washermen. Female at right is supporting a large bundle of laundry atop her head while the second figure at left, male, is supporting bundles of wash on his shoulders and back.
Artist unknown, Japanese
Papier mache, gold leaf, modern silk cord
Bodhissatva bronze 5 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4" OVERALL
Brown statuette based on an Indian model of Bodhisaatva, a religious individual who attempts to reach a higher being in order to help others.
Fire preserver, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of a female and male carrying fire preserving equipment which includes hand held fire holders and lid-shaped suppression units.
Gentoo Barber, ca. early 20th C.
Indian folk painting of a "Gentoo" barber cutting the hair of a male seated at right leaning against a tree. Gentoo is a word coined by Westerners in reference to the native population of India prior to the use of Hindu.
Artist unknown, Indian
Rustan Taking Bizhan, 18th Cent.
Bronze bowl with figure of a man standing inside.
Artist unknown Japanese?
Imari Ware Flower Vase, late 19th C.
Vue Interieure D'un Theatre a Jedo
wire, faux pearls, rhinestones, small white cloth flowers
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Anderson through the Art Affiliates to the Ala Story Print Collection.
ink on aged, wrinkled tissue, pasted onto board
Portrait of a Nobleman, ca. 19th C.
Syokoken Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, 1960, 20th C.
from "The 53 Stations on Tokaido from Tokyo to Kyoto"
Mythological Hindu goddess Sita is the goddess of spring, agriculture, and the earth. As a child she was found in a ploughed field and was later adopted by the king of Mithila and his wife Sunayana. At the age of eightteen she married the prince Rama and always remained by his side supporting him, being loyal and faithful to him throughout her life. She is therefore seen as the model wife in the Hindu religion.
Dancing Figure Holding Fruit in Right Hand, bronze
Male Kneeling with Crown, bronze with traces of pigment
Textile Stencils, late 19th/early 20th C.
In Talland, Cornwall, England, 1927
Purchase with funds from Richard Cella, Robert and Michelle Crane, Joan and Bill Crawford, Rob and Judy Egenolf, Barry and Jill Kitnick, H. Smith Richardson, Marc Selwyn
Fishermen in Tosa Province, 1857
Made to look like a sign detailing emergency procedures. Atom Car at top, pictograms with instructions on how to use car at center, and car with man inside at bottom.
Drawing For Survival Gacha-pon, 1999-2000
Survival Gacha-pon in center of paper surrounded by japanese text.
Chinese genre painting of a large bisson being subdued by a shirtless male while a warrior -like male looks on from front; inscription at upper fight.
Chinese genre painting of two men sitting at a table in discussion; figure at right is wearing a green robe; second figure is in oragne; curtain draped over head.
Chinese genre painting of two females standing at right engaged in discussion; one is wearing a red robe, the second a green robe; books are stacked on shelf in the upper right background.
Chinese genre painting of an elderly gentleman standing with hands up. He is wearing multiple layers of robes with a hat. Inscriptin at upper right and left.
Chinese genre painting of a young man at low right offering flowers to an elderly man at left; inscription at upper right.
Chinese genre painting; centralized image of two young men in discussion kneeling and stooping; one is wearing a red jacket; the second a green one over white dress carrying a large basket. Inscription at upper right.
Chinese genre painting with two figures fishing off the edge of a cliff; a large threatening wave encloses them from above; inscription at upper right.
Chinese Genre painting of single fisherman showing another fisherman a basket with fish, most likely making a trade; inscription at upper right.
Chinese Genre painting of single fisherman showing another fisherman a basket with fish, most likely making a trade; text at upper right.
Chinese genre painting of a single figure at right stooped and pointing to a large bird while a second male figure at left looks on. Inscription at upper right.
Chinese genre painting of an elderly man riding a donkey while second individual at front appears to help him. Inscription at upper right.
Chinese genre painting of two monks leaning together looking at a tiger positioned at center; inscription at upper right.
Chines grenre painting of an elderly man riding an oxen whose head is turned left; image is centralized with inscription at upper right.
Chinese genre painting with centralized image of two men holding up a figure positioned on a cloud-like form; at upper left appears a dragon-like creature; at upper right inscription.
Chinese grenre painting of a male figure standing draped in bluish green robes; male sports a mustaches, beard and is wearing an elevated hat. Lengthy insccription at left.
Chinese genre painting with three individuals engaged in a cock fight. Inscription at upper left.
Chinese genre painting of an oxen with two individuals hooking him up to his carriage. Inscription fills the upper left area.