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Bhima and Aswathama

Painting
1598 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

An opaque watercolour depicting Bhima on foot fighting Aswatthama, who shoots at him from a chariot, illustration from a manuscript of the Razm-nama, a Persian translation of the Mahabharata.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBhima and Aswathama (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Bhima fighting Aswatthama, Razm-mana illustration, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal, 1598
Physical description
An opaque watercolour depicting Bhima on foot fighting Aswatthama, who shoots at him from a chariot, illustration from a manuscript of the Razm-nama, a Persian translation of the Mahabharata.
Dimensions
  • Height: 245mm (approx.)
  • Width: 150mm (approx.)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 238mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 140mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Bhima on foot fighting Aswatthama, who shoots at him from a chariot.
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.459-1950

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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