Painting
ca. 1730 (made)
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There are panels of verse above and below the painting, and on the back there is a drawing showing an ascetic with disciples, mounted with two sheets of verse.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted and drawn in watercolour, ink and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Brush drawing, ascetic, and painting, calligraphy panel, ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Hyderabad, ca. 1730 |
| Physical description | Painting in opaque watercolour on paper, and drawing in ink on paper, an ascetic with disciples and attendants seated under a tree. Brush drawing (9" x 4 1/2") mounted together with a sheet of verses written in Shikasta and another written in Nasta'liq, signed 'Mir Ali'. |
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| Content description | An ascetic with disciples and attendants seated under a tree. |
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| Summary | There are panels of verse above and below the painting, and on the back there is a drawing showing an ascetic with disciples, mounted with two sheets of verse. |
| Associated object | IS.193-1955 (Verso) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.293-1955 |
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| Record created | August 12, 2013 |
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