2009.202.189: Falconer Hunting (pounce)
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.189
- 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.
Verification Level
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