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Guru Gobind Singh hunting

Woodcut
ca. 1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The inscription along the top reads: 'This picture shows the Guru Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, hunting in the jungle'


Object details

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Object type
TitleGuru Gobind Singh hunting (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Coloured woodcut on paper
Brief description
Sikh woodcut; Guru Gobind Singh hunting, Amritsar, ca. 1875.
Physical description
The inscription along the top reads: 'This picture shows the Guru Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, hunting in the jungle'
Style
Credit line
Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex
Object history
This group contains 196 prints, paintings, 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.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
McLeod, W.H. 'Popular Sikh Art.' New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1991. fig.8.
Collection
Accession number
IM.2:21-1917

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Record createdNovember 26, 2002
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