Painting
ca. 1960 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a modern copy of IS.77-1963, a noble and lady playing chaupar in a palace room. The colours used are described by the artist as follows: blue (nil), mixed with white and black to form kabutriya used for the sky, mauve (mathia) formed by the addition of red to kabutriya, green (mungia) 'shade of pulse', red (sinduri), red lead, crimson (alta), lac-colour, used on the stand supporting the waterpots, also known as khatmal ka khon ('blood of bad bug') or khon kharaba ('bad blood'), yellow synthetic gaugali, also called harchandi 'tilak of Hari', flesh colour (gorarang).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, noble and lady playing chaupar, modern copy of IS.77-1963, by Badri Lal Chitraker, opaque watercolour on paper, Mewar, ca. 1960 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a modern copy of IS.77-1963, a noble and lady playing chaupar in a palace room. The colours used are described by the artist as follows: blue (nil), mixed with white and black to form kabutriya used for the sky, mauve (mathia) formed by the addition of red to kabutriya, green (mungia) 'shade of pulse', red (sinduri), red lead, crimson (alta), lac-colour, used on the stand supporting the waterpots, also known as khatmal ka khon ('blood of bad bug') or khon kharaba ('bad blood'), yellow synthetic gaugali, also called harchandi 'tilak of Hari', flesh colour (gorarang). |
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| Content description | A noble and lady playing chaupar in a palace room. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by R. W. Skelton, 1963. |
| Production | The artist's family is descended from two brothers, Nana and Chatra who were who were painters living in Udaipur during Shah Jahan's reign. Their sons, Mojiram and Motiram, were also painters, after which the family became goldsmiths. Badri Lal took up painting from the age of 7 years. |
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| Associated object | IS.77-1963 (Original) |
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| Accession number | IS.78-1963 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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