Sassi and Punun
Painting
ca. 1800 (made)
ca. 1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting two men on a camel with ladies bidding them goodbye. An illustration to the Northern Indian ballad of Sassi and Punun.
Object details
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| Title | Sassi and Punun (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, two men on a camel, lovers parted, Sassi Punun series, Punjab Hills (Pahari, Siba), ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting two men on a camel with ladies bidding them goodbye. An illustration to the Northern Indian ballad of Sassi and Punun. |
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| Content description | Two men on a camel with ladies bidding them goodbye |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund |
| Object history | Previously in the Rothenstein Collection. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022
p. 412, cat. no. 6. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.165-1951 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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