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Post by Another Brick Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:22 am

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Post by Another Brick Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:24 am

evvwwRyyyone in these pics is holding something in their hands as if to prove their hand is in working condition.

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Post by Hellsangel Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:57 am

What would you rather the subjects hold in their hand?
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Post by Guest Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:50 am

Another Brick wrote:evvwwRyyyone in these pics is holding something in their hands as if to prove their hand is in working condition.

LOL... now that you mention it, it does look odd. Maybe that was the 'trend' at the time. To get portraits done while holding something. Just like all my cousins who got married in the 80s were made to look together at the sun while posing for their wedding album pics.

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Post by Guest Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:10 am

but what is he holding in his hands?

in the first pic. -- that's a mighty small goblet he is holding. unless he was drinking 50 yr. old glenfiddich on the patthar. but even for that it's small. i can't imagine he'd be drinking tea from a samovar in that vessel. tea? lowly tea? perhaps mughal miniatures are to be understood literally (considering that the cup is so small).

in the second pic -- what is that? a peacock feather? i would have imagined the emperors to hold a lion capital in their hands or wear the scalp of an elephant on their heads when posing for pictures. effeminate much.

in the third pic. -- cherry? cherries got introduced in shah jehan's time? but i see some green cherries in his plate too. is that really a cherry?

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Post by garam_kuta Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:29 am

Tracy Whitney wrote:
Another Brick wrote:evvwwRyyyone in these pics is holding something in their hands as if to prove their hand is in working condition.

LOL... now that you mention it, it does look odd. Maybe that was the 'trend' at the time. To get portraits done while holding something.

ROFLMAOZEDONG @ Bittu and Karela couple's portraits bounce

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Post by Guest Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:31 am

garam_kuta wrote:
Tracy Whitney wrote:
Another Brick wrote:evvwwRyyyone in these pics is holding something in their hands as if to prove their hand is in working condition.

LOL... now that you mention it, it does look odd. Maybe that was the 'trend' at the time. To get portraits done while holding something.

ROFLMAOZEDONG @ Bittu and Karela couple's portraits bounce

scratch

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Post by garam_kuta Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:45 am

Tracy Whitney wrote:
garam_kuta wrote:
Tracy Whitney wrote:
Another Brick wrote:evvwwRyyyone in these pics is holding something in their hands as if to prove their hand is in working condition.

LOL... now that you mention it, it does look odd. Maybe that was the 'trend' at the time. To get portraits done while holding something.

ROFLMAOZEDONG @ Bittu and Karela couple's portraits bounce

scratch

the bounce is not helping ?

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Post by Guest Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:53 am

garam_kuta wrote:
Tracy Whitney wrote:
garam_kuta wrote:
Tracy Whitney wrote:
Another Brick wrote:evvwwRyyyone in these pics is holding something in their hands as if to prove their hand is in working condition.

LOL... now that you mention it, it does look odd. Maybe that was the 'trend' at the time. To get portraits done while holding something.

ROFLMAOZEDONG @ Bittu and Karela couple's portraits bounce

scratch

the bounce is not helping ?

Aiyo, you mean they would be holding each other's karelas? kokkee kokkee kokkee.... Evil or Very Mad

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Post by Guest Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:14 pm

garam_kuta wrote:
Tracy Whitney wrote:
Another Brick wrote:evvwwRyyyone in these pics is holding something in their hands as if to prove their hand is in working condition.

LOL... now that you mention it, it does look odd. Maybe that was the 'trend' at the time. To get portraits done while holding something.

ROFLMAOZEDONG @ Bittu and Karela couple's portraits bounce

LMAOOOOOOOO kokkee.


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Post by Guest Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:16 pm

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:but what is he holding in his hands?
in the first pic. -- that's a mighty small goblet he is holding. unless he was drinking 50 yr. old glenfiddich on the patthar

dang. i forgot tequila. or maybe a liquer.

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Post by charvaka Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:19 pm

Another Brick wrote:evvwwRyyyone in these pics is holding something in their hands as if to prove their hand is in working condition.
I think the Mughals were big on opposable thumbs. Jahangir and Shah Jahan were anticipating future discoveries in the field of evolutionary biology.
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Post by Nila Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:02 pm

only side face...where is the full face, kinda passport size?!

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Post by Guest Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:03 pm

Sasthi wrote:only side face...where is the full face, kinda passport size?!

k, so the painter's expertize was to draw only profiles, and super expertize was to draw hands, and that's why he made them carry something.

Case closed. Cool

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Post by Another Brick Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:08 am

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:but what is he holding in his hands?

in the first pic. -- that's a mighty small goblet he is holding. unless he was drinking 50 yr. old glenfiddich on the patthar. but even for that it's small. i can't imagine he'd be drinking tea from a samovar in that vessel. tea? lowly tea? perhaps mughal miniatures are to be understood literally (considering that the cup is so small).

in the third pic. -- cherry? cherries got introduced in shah jehan's time? but i see some green cherries in his plate too. is that really a cherry?

hahaha @ 50 yr old glenfi on the patthar. and it indeed looks like the emperor was out picking cherries before he allowed the painter to draw his pic.

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