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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.122
People
Attributed to The Kota Master, Indian
Title
Sketches of Lions and Antelopes
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
early 18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217554

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, with chalk rubbing; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
13.6 x 25 cm (5 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.

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
2009.202.122
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
At the top of the page are three lionesses. Two of them are seated and flank the third one, who is on her back and cleaning her cubs. The bottom register features five antelopes, one of which is female. Two in the center are butting heads, and are partially obscured by a figure that has been painted over with opaque white watercolor. Rajput Style, Kota School.

Verification Level

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