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Property of a Writer Painted wood 8 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (21.3 x 27 cm.) and smaller (2) After the birth of his first daughter Raisa in 1952, Husain noticed a distinct lack of indigenous toys for children to play with. He therefore decided to design and make toys with Indian sensibilities. 'Making toys has really been an aesthetic adventure for Husain. Inspired by the arrival of his first daughter he sat down to create a few things which would please and also perhaps amuse her. Fond sentiments of the father combined with the vision of the artist in him to offer the little one a rare reception. But Husain the artist got the better of Husain the father...he undoubtedly succeeded in creating through these toys a world of fantasy to please a child, but the artist's creative prowess was much too large to be circumscribed by the boundaries of a child's vision, which is the most important single factor that determines the design of a toy.' (Ram Chatterjee, introductory essay to Husain's Toys, Bombay, 1960, p. 3.) However, Husain's toys '...should not be called toys. they are not playthings for the amusement of little children. They are neither ephemeral nor piquant in their appeal. Their formal beauty and decorative charm are enduring which gives these "toys" a monumental quality.' (Chatterjee, p. 1.)

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