Punjab, India NWHSA: MET104 has long been known as a “trivet” in the collection. There…

Bombay, India Late 19th Century Vibrant colours and spectacular form with beautiful motifs – this…

BRONZE WEIGHTS MYANMAR (FORMERLY BURMA) 20TH CENTURY A-le are bronze weights from Myanmar (formerly Burma)….

IN548.3 & IN548.4TRADITIONAL DOLLS REPRESENTING A COUPLETERRACOTTA AND LACQUER WORKBALASORE, ORISSA, INDIAEARLY 21ST CENTURY In…

Pidha (low chair)Chiniot, Punjab,Pakistan.NWHSA: PK95.1, Pidha (low chair) from Chiniot, Pakistan at The South Asia…

Cloth of the Mother Goddess Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 20th century, T557.4 Our object in focus is a mata-ni-pachedi from Making…

This month we look at two miniature paintings currently on display together. Sitar by Ramesh Sharma,…

A palungun is a long chest. This one is 188 cm long and is carved…

We have re-opened!  To celebrate we would like to take a closer look a few of our…

Our object of month is the Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness. The similarity of…

A dablo is a form of storage container used by the Kathi community of southern Gujarat. Dabla (plural) come…

This temple hanging is from Gujarat in Northwest India. It has been made using a…

Company School paintings, early 19th century Oxen and cart with household possessions In the early…

Baba Pithoro driving a bullock cart, on handmade paper, early 21st century Pithora Paintings, Gujarat,…

Vishnu and Garuda, early 20th century, Balinese This carved and painted wooden figure of Vishnu…

Yashoda, is the foster mother of Krishna, as described in the Puranic Hindu texts. This…

Samovars originated in Russia to boil and heat water but these large urn-shaped samovars are…

Sharabha is an avatar of Shiva, part-lion and part-bird, that is usually only found in…

The South Asia Collection Museum is housed in an architectural gem, a Grade II listed Victorian roller-skating…

Mahananda, A Lithograph By Ravi Varma, c1920s Apart from the gods, Ravi Varma also painted…

Jain panel, Live and Let Live Late 20th century India This carved and painted Jain…

Despite their elaborate appearance, wayang kulit puppets are designed for shadow puppetry. Wayang kulit is…

Bandhani textiles Gujarat, India Bandhani is a general term applied to Indian tie-dyed textiles but…

Woodcutters Jeypore. 1914. Etching. Mortimer Menpes We are about to launch Menpes Etchings, an exhibition…

2019 marks forty years since the founding of The South Asia Collection. In a week…

Swat is a mountainous district of northern Pakistan. Traditionally, woodworkers were held in great esteem…

Lion vahana, mount of Goddess Durga Polychrome wooden sculpture, 20th century, Tamil Nadu, India  We…

In July this year, The South Asia Collection received a donation of 142 Rabari textiles, originally…

Here, at The South Asia Collection we are big believers in the need to be…

This woman’s dress or jumlo is made from a woven black cotton fabric and is finely embroidered with silk…

This landscape by Burmese artist Maung Htun Hla depicts a sailboat on a Burmese river….

Oil lamps have a significant role in the Hindu religion and are found both at…

This majju (chest), currently on display at The South Asia Collection, comes from the south of Rajasthan….