Six scenes of cultivation and irrigation
Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1830 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
1. Seven women transplanting paddy; a man standing by holding a bunch of seedlings.
2. Three men winnowing.
3. Two men threshing with eight bullocks.
4. Two men ploughing, one with bullocks and the other with buffalo.
5. Three men drawing water from a tank.
6. A man with a pair of bullocks drawing water for irrigation.
One in a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
2. Three men winnowing.
3. Two men threshing with eight bullocks.
4. Two men ploughing, one with bullocks and the other with buffalo.
5. Three men drawing water from a tank.
6. A man with a pair of bullocks drawing water for irrigation.
One in a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Six scenes of cultivation and irrigation (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; gouache and watercolour, Six scenes of cultivation and irrigation; Tanjore, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | 1. Seven women transplanting paddy; a man standing by holding a bunch of seedlings. 2. Three men winnowing. 3. Two men threshing with eight bullocks. 4. Two men ploughing, one with bullocks and the other with buffalo. 5. Three men drawing water from a tank. 6. A man with a pair of bullocks drawing water for irrigation. One in a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | No inscriptions |
| Object history | From a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and processions. Bought from Mr. G. Goolden who had it from his late cousin Richard Goolden. RP 87/672 |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 59 - 65 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.39:23-1987 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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