Painting
18th century (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a tribal (Bhil) couple hunting at night; an archer stands behind his wife, who holds before her a leaf screen and a flare, and rings a bell to lure the deer towards the archer. A long-horned buck has been pierced by an arrow, while does watch. The woman wears a skirt of leaves, a gold-edged muslin shoulder shawl and jewellery; the man a single grey body garment and a white turban.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, tribal couple hunting at night, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a tribal (Bhil) couple hunting at night; an archer stands behind his wife, who holds before her a leaf screen and a flare, and rings a bell to lure the deer towards the archer. A long-horned buck has been pierced by an arrow, while does watch. The woman wears a skirt of leaves, a gold-edged muslin shoulder shawl and jewellery; the man a single grey body garment and a white turban. |
| Content description | A tribal (Bhil) couple hunting at night; an archer stands behind his wife, who holds before her a leaf screen and a flare, whilst she rings a bell to lure the deer towards the archer. A long-horned buck has been pierced by ab arrow, whilst does watch. The woman wears a skirt of leaves, a gold-edged muslin shoulder shawl and jewellery; the man a single grey body garment and a white turban. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W |
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| Accession number | IM.118-1922 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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