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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1967.21
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Prince with Falcon and Attendants
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Kashmir, Basohli
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216394

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Basohli Style
Dimensions
14.9 x 25 cm (5 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund
Accession Year
1967
Object Number
1967.21
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Seated on a red, blue, and white striped carpet is a prince, distinguished by his earring and feather-adorned turban. He wears a long white robe (jama) with a waist sash (patka). Tucked into his sash is a punch dagger. The hilt of the katar is painted red with gold pigment over it. Small, indented dots in the paint signify the hilt’s decorative metal work. The prince leans against a large orange cushion while holding a small lotus bud in his left hand. A small falcon with a white body and gray head stands on a pink box and faces the prince. The falcon’s jess strings extend along the floor to the prince’s knees. Behind the prince is a female attendant who holds up a fly whisk, which is another symbol of royal status. On the right is a male attendant holding a scarf in his right hand, while holding ceremonial swords wrapped in pink cloth in his left, both of which signifies the prince’s status. Basohli Style.

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
  • ReVisions, Indian Artists Engaging Traditions , Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, 04/04/2009 - 01/10/2010

Verification Level

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