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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.173
People
Unknown Artist
Title
A Barber and His Client
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217265

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style
Dimensions
13.4 x 8.8 cm (5 1/4 x 3 7/16 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
2009.202.173
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The depiction shows a barber trimming the mustache of his client. The barber, seated on the right, wears a turban, a long robe (jama), and a waist sash (patka). His right hand delicately holds the bridge of his client’s nose, while he plucks the mustache of his client with a pair of tweezers in his left hand. In fron of him is a box of tools, a small cup, and a round, silvered mirror with a handle. The client wears a turban, a long robe, and a waist sash. While his left hand sits on his lap, his right hand holds up the end of his scarf to his upper lip. In the bottom right corner are swirls and scribbles, signifying the artist testing strokes as well as adjusting the amount of pigment held in the brushes. Rajput style.

Verification Level

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