2009.202.189: Falconer Hunting (pounce)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.189

People

Unknown Artist

Title

Falconer Hunting (pounce)

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1720-1730

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217493

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and red ink on off-white laid paper; pricked and pounced with black chalk

Dimensions

17.5 x 11.1 cm (6 7/8 x 4 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Stuart Cary Welch (by 1976 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1976.

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

2009.202.189

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

At the bottom of the page is a falconer mounted on a caparisoned horse. He wears a turban, an earring, a long robe (jama), a waist sash (patka), and a falconer’s glove on his right hand. Tucked into his waist sash is a small dagger. The falconer holds the reins in his left hand, while his right hand is held upward. The falconer looks up watching his bird of prey attack a crane in midair. Small holes can be found outlining some of the figures. The holes represent a transferring technique known as pounce. Powder, such as graphite or chalk, is passed through the holes onto a clean working surface to give an exact copy of the image that is to be copied. Rajput style, Kota school.

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