#nath charit

[berndwuersching]

Three aspects of the Absolute, page 1 from a manuscript of the Nath Charit, 1823 Attributed to Bulaki Opaque watercolour, gold, and tin alloy on paper 18 1/2 × 48 2/5 in; 47 × 123 cm

[snortleme]

Three aspects of the Absolute, page 1 from a manuscript of the Nath Charit, Bulaki - India, Rajasthan, Jodhpur 1823.  Opaque watercolor, gold, and tin alloy on paper. 18 1/2 × 48 2/5 in; 47 × 123 cm

“[Bulaki] portrayed the emergence of all matter and being sequentially by dividing the page into three panels, first on the left representing the absolute as a field of solid, unmodulated gold, a minimal abstraction unprecedented in Indian art. The second phase conveys bliss—shown as a Nath yogi—and is the first manifestation of the universe as form (or matter). The third stage of creation is vast, cosmic waters, which Bulaki depicted as a silver river flowing from the body of a Nath yogi.” (via)

[magictransistor]

Nath Charit (Bulaki), ca. 1823.