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Ram Das the cobbler

Drawing
ca. 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brush drawing, in ink on paper, a cobbler, Ram Das, and his wife at work, listening to an old teacher reading scriptures.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRam Das the cobbler (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn using brush, in ink on paper
Brief description
Drawing, Ram Das the cobbler and his wife at work, ink on paper, Kangra, ca. 1800
Physical description
Brush drawing, in ink on paper, a cobbler, Ram Das, and his wife at work, listening to an old teacher reading scriptures.
Dimensions
  • Height: 182mm (maximum)
  • Width: 127mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 161mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 105mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
A cobbler, Ram Das, and his wife at work, listening to an old teacher reading scriptures.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.210-1955

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Record createdOctober 30, 2002
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