2009.202.172: Scenes from a Wedding: Prince with Ladies and Musicians (pricked drawing)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.172

People

Unknown Artist

Title

Scenes from a Wedding: Prince with Ladies and Musicians (pricked drawing)

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

18th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217264

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink and opaque white watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School

Dimensions

15.7 x 36 cm (6 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch

Accession Year

2009

Object Number

2009.202.172

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The drawing features a young prince as a bridegroom. He wears a crown with a cloth that partially covers his face and stands before a group of women. The one in the front holds out a tray before him. Others in the group carry instruments and fly whisks. The center of the page has suffered damage and loss. However, it bears a group of women, one of which carries an umbrella over the prince, a symbol of his status and also customary during Hindu wedding processions. On the far right are four female musicians, two of which play trumpets, and the other two play drums. Rajput style, Kota school.

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