Raja Ajmat Dev
Painting
ca. 1730 (made)
ca. 1730 (made)
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Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Raja Ajmat Dev of Mankot (ruled ca. 1730-1760) smoking a huqqa, seated and leaning against a bolster, against a bright yellow background. He wears dark green costume and sits on a white terrace leaning on a cushion with a talwar and spittoon now at hand.
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Title | Raja Ajmat Dev (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Raja Ajmat Dev of Mankot smoking huqqa, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mankot, ca. 1730 |
Physical description | Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Raja Ajmat Dev of Mankot (ruled ca. 1730-1760) smoking a huqqa, seated and leaning against a bolster, against a bright yellow background. He wears dark green costume and sits on a white terrace leaning on a cushion with a talwar and spittoon now at hand. |
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Content description | Raja Ajmat Dev of Mankot (ruled ca. 1730-1760) smoking a huqqa, seated and leaning against a bolster, against a bright yellow background. He wears dark green costume and sits on a white terrace leaning on a cushion with a talwar and spittoon now at hand. |
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Object history | Formerly in the collection of Major General G. McAndrew, Superintendent of Chamba, 1872-1874. The composition is derived from the same source as a painting in the Chandigarh Museum, but the figure of a morchhal bearer is omitted. |
Production | Punjab Hills |
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Accession number | IS.23-1974 |
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Record created | February 7, 2003 |
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