Harvard Art Museums > 1972.69: Sansar Chand Smoking Hookah and Accompanied by Attendants Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sansar Chand Smoking Hookah and Accompanied by Attendants (Unknown Artist) , 1972.69,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 15, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215322. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.69 People Unknown Artist Title Sansar Chand Smoking Hookah and Accompanied by Attendants Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date c. 1800 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215322 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Pahari Style, Kangra School Dimensions 24.13 x 16.51 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Language: Hindi Script: Devanagari “Sansar Chandji” Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith Accession Year 1972 Object Number 1972.69 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The painting depicts Sansar Chand (r. 1775-1823), a famous ruler of Kangra, seated on an outdoor terrace. He is shown as a young male wearing a turban with a large black plume, and a white robe (jama) He is seated on a white rug with pink flowers and supported by pillows and bolsters of the same fabric. He holds up the mouthpiece of a hookah pipe to his lips. Sansar faces an attendant with a white turban and robe who appears to be conversing with him. Behind the young ruler is an attendant holding up a fly whisk of peacock feathers, symbolizing Sansar’s royal status. A bearded figure with a pink turban and robe sits kneeling near the king with a sword on his lap. In the foreground is a green recurved bow, and an unfinished black shield with a pistol resting on top of it. Pahari Style, Kangra School. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch and Milo Cleveland Beach, Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks Northern Indian Painting from Two Traditions, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), page 99/figure 65 Exhibition History Out of the Hills: Miniature Painting from Himalayan India, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 05/26/1984 - 07/08/1984 Ambassador's Choice: The Galbraith Collection of Indian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1986 - 04/06/1986 Rasika, the Discerning Connoisseur: Indian Paintings from the John Kenneth Galbraith Collection, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/1998 - 04/05/1998 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
