Painting
ca. 1850 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, of a tree with crows sitting in its branches and other crows flying towards it and perched on the ground. Illustration to a folk tale.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, tree with crows in branches, opaque watercolour on paper, Bundi, ca. 1850 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, of a tree with crows sitting in its branches and other crows flying towards it and perched on the ground. Illustration to a folk tale. |
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Content description | A tree with crows sitting in its branches and other crows flying towards it and perched on the ground. |
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Credit line | Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha. |
Object history | From the Gayer-Anderson Collection. |
Production | Probably an illustration to a book of fables, such as the Panchatantra. |
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Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah
Cat. no. 22, p. 13. |
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Accession number | IS.247-1952 |
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Record created | June 27, 2003 |
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