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Pura Raja

Painting
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Pura Raja enthroned with attendants.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePura Raja (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard
Brief description
Painting, Pura Raja enthroned with attendants, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Pura Raja enthroned with attendants.
Dimensions
  • Height: 137mm
  • Width: 85mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
Pura Raja enthroned with attendants.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(inscribed in Bengali )
Translation
[subject's name]
Transliteration
'puru raja'
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.267-1961

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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