
- Guru Nanak with followers
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Guru Nanak with followers
- Object:
Woodcut
- Place of origin:
Lahore (possibly, made)
Amritsar (possibly, made) - Date:
ca. 1870 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Woodcut
- Museum number:
IM.2:33-1917
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Guru Nanak is sitting under a tree with followers and attendants. The founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak was born in 1469 near Lahore.
Place of Origin
Lahore (possibly, made)
Amritsar (possibly, made)
Date
ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Woodcut
Object history note
This album contains 196 prints, printings and pen and pencil drawings from Amritsar, Lahore, Bengal and Bombay. The collection is mainly composed of lithograph pictures sold at the local bazaars and fairs.
Descriptive line
Sikh woodcut; Guru Nanak with followers, Punjab, ca. 1870.
Subjects depicted
Figures; Sikhism
Categories
Prints; Sikhism
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection