Harvard Art Museums > 2008.332: Seated Sadhu Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Seated Sadhu , 2008.332,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/330726. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.332 Title Seated Sadhu Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date first half of 19th century Period Mughal period Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/330726 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper Dimensions 14 x 11.4 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History This object is part of a group of Indian drawings and paintings that were purchased by Norman Hurst in 2004. They had been purchased as a group by an American couple from the art dealer H.C. Mehra at the Great Eastern Hotel in Calcutta in 1953. The collection was next in the possession of a small Massachusetts museum from the late 1960s until 2004. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mary Katherine Burton Jones in memory of Joyce Ann Bagby Kennedy Accession Year 2008 Object Number 2008.332 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description In this tinted drawing, a sadhu, or Hindu ascetic, wears the ochre robes of one who has renounced the world. He sits pensively, lightly holding a pot for performing ritual cleansing with his right hand. His left hand and arm are hidden under his robe. The folds in his robes and turban are meticulously depicted, as are the details of his face Publication History Stages of Depiction: Indian Drawings: 17th-19th Centuries, auct. cat., Hurst Gallery (Cambridge, 2006), pp 17, cat. 5 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
