Draupadi
Drawing
ca. 1840 (made)
ca. 1840 (made)
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Brush drawing in ink on paper. A scene from the Mahābhārata in two registers; in the upper register, a king is seated, leaning against a bolster, and surrounded by attendants and courtiers. In the lower half of the image a game of pachisi is being played. Draupadi, the wife of all five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata, is presented to the game where Yudhishthira, the king of Hastinapura, had gambled away all his material wealth. He offered his wife in a bet; Draupadi prays to Krishna for protection while a court attendant attempts to remove her sari. This event was one of several instigating factors in the Mahabharata war.
Object details
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| Title | Draupadi (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawn with a brush in ink on paper. The ink is made up of lamp-black with water and a gum binder, usually gum arabic (hardened tree sap) |
| Brief description | Brush drawing, the unveiling of Draupadi, from the Mahabharata, ink on paper, Rajasthan, possibly Jaipur, ca. 1840 |
| Physical description | Brush drawing in ink on paper. A scene from the Mahābhārata in two registers; in the upper register, a king is seated, leaning against a bolster, and surrounded by attendants and courtiers. In the lower half of the image a game of pachisi is being played. Draupadi, the wife of all five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata, is presented to the game where Yudhishthira, the king of Hastinapura, had gambled away all his material wealth. He offered his wife in a bet; Draupadi prays to Krishna for protection while a court attendant attempts to remove her sari. This event was one of several instigating factors in the Mahabharata war. |
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| Content description | Draupadi, the wife of all five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata, is presented to the game where Yudhishthira, the king of Hastinapura, had gambled away all his material wealth. He offered his wife in a bet; Draupadi prays to Krishna for protection while a court attendant attempts to remove her sari. |
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| Credit line | Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha |
| Object history | From the Gayer-Anderson collection. |
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| Accession number | IS.416-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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