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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.113
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Recto: Milking a Water Buffalo and Other Sketches; Verso: Men, Water Buffaloes, and Cows (partial pounce)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th-19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217608

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
16.5 × 17.6 cm (6 1/2 × 6 15/16 in.)
frame: 48.6 × 38.4 × 2.5 cm (19 1/8 × 15 1/8 × 1 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
2009.202.113
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The recto side of this folio predominantly features a drawing of a male figure milking a water buffalo with a chain and bell around her neck. He is crouched down and filling a large, rounded vessel with milk. He is bearded and wears cloth that wraps around his head and chin, and is secured by a knot at the top. The rest of this side bears sketches of water buffaloes and two male figures. One figure stands facing right in profile. He has a distinct beard and wears a turban, a long robe (jama), and waist sash (patka). Tucked into his wash sash is a punch dagger (katar). The second figure is a portrait bust facing left. He has distinct sideburns and wears a turban and a robe. A sketch small crocodile head peering from the water is also found in the center of the page. Rajput Style, Kota School

Exhibition History

  • A Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Art from the Islamic World and Later South Asia, Colby College Museum of Art, 02/20/2020 - 11/01/2020

Verification Level

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