Spielkarten mit Behälter

The cards are painted on very thin, coarse-fibred, handmade paper, they are amply decorated with gold colouring and well-varnished.

The Avatara of the raja-cards are seated beneath domed pavillions reminiscent of the Islamic architecture of Dekkan. They are dressed in traditional Southern Indian mythological costumes. The mantri-cards show Avatara on horseback accompanied by runners in Mughal costumes. They are riding lions, horses, Rama on the monkey Hanuman and Krishna on a white elephant. The colour signs are fish, turtle, boar, lion, container, axe, monkey, plough, small figures of Krishna and white horses.

The painting on the lid of the Container shows the sun god Surya. The rosy dawn Aruna is depicted sitting on the thill as the charioteer. The chariot is drawn by seven horses, one for each day of the week. The outer surface of the Container again shows the ten Avataras in a continuous frieze.