Woodcut
ca. 1870 (made)
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Woodcut illustration showing the episode in the Mahabharata in which the Pandava brothers (seated on the left of the scene) gamble away their kingdom and their common wife, Draupadi. Their enemy Dussasana is about to try to undress Draupadi, but the goddess Durga comes to her aid and renders her sari interminably long so that it cannot be unwrapped from her body.
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Materials and techniques | Woodcut on paper |
Brief description | Sikh woodcut, an illustration to the Mahabharata, the unveiling of Draupadi, from Lahore or Amritsar, about 1870 |
Physical description | Woodcut illustration showing the episode in the Mahabharata in which the Pandava brothers (seated on the left of the scene) gamble away their kingdom and their common wife, Draupadi. Their enemy Dussasana is about to try to undress Draupadi, but the goddess Durga comes to her aid and renders her sari interminably long so that it cannot be unwrapped from her body. |
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. |
Production | Popular Sikh |
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Literary reference | The Mahabharata |
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Accession number | IM.2:140-1917 |
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Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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