The imagery from India in general and the Ravi Varma Press inspired and influenced cultures and commercial media well beyond the Indian sub-continent. They reached as far and wide as Austria, Sweden, Japan, etc. They were used on Textile labels, Picture Postcards, Match-box labels, etc.
This is a compilation of match-box labels from an album.
Visible on this sheet are:
The match-box label made in Czechoslovakia for Solo Matches- an image inspired from the Ravi Varma Press print Arjuna Subhadra.
The match-box label made in Czechoslovakia for Solo Matches- an image inspired from the Ravi Varma Press print of the Maharaja of Mysore.
The match-box label with 'Swadeshi'- an image inspired from the Ravi Varma Press print Gaja Gauri.
The match-box label made in Japan- an image inspired from the Ravi Varma Press print Radha Bilas.
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