Painting
ca. 1760 (made)
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Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, an ascetic seated under a tree beside a river, holding pink flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, ascetic beside river, opaque watercolour on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, an ascetic seated under a tree beside a river, holding pink flowers. |
| Content description | An ascetic seated under a tree beside a river, holding pink flowers. |
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| Gallery label | AN ASCETIC UNDER A TREE
Opaque watercolour on paper
Murshidabad, Bengal
c. 1760
D.1197-1903
This holy man is wearing the stitched robe typical of Muslim ascetics, worn to symbolise their earthly poverty. He holds an offering of flowers in a leaf cup, which he is perhaps about to launch as an offering into the river beside him.(27/9/2013) |
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| Accession number | D.1197-1903 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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