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Maharao Chhatar Sal

Painting
ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Kota (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Maharao Chhatar Sal, ruler of Kota 1866-1869, with a green halo, is shown riding a garlanded horse, accompanied by girls and retainers bearing garlands. The procession is being held during the festival of Gangaur, which honours the gods Shiva and Parvati.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Royalty
Animals and Wildlife
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
SCRAN
Object type
Painting
TitleMaharao Chhatar Sal (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Paper (Fiber Product)
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Maharao Chhatar Sal of Kota in the Gangaur procession, opaque watercolour on paper, Kota, ca. 1870
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Maharao Chhatar Sal, ruler of Kota 1866-1869, with a green halo, is shown riding a garlanded horse, accompanied by girls and retainers bearing garlands. The procession is being held during the festival of Gangaur, which honours the gods Shiva and Parvati.
Dimensions
  • Height: 444mm (Note: Measurements taken from Maharajas touring exhibition loan file)
  • Width: 336mm (Note: Measurements taken from Maharajas touring exhibition loan file)
Content description
Maharao Chhatar Sal, ruler of Kota 1866-1869, with a green halo, is shown riding a garlanded horse, accompanied by girls and retainers bearing garlands. The procession is being held during the festival of Gangaur, which honours the gods Shiva and Parvati.
Style
Kota
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscription; decoration; Rajasthani Hindi; Devanagari; In the upper border)
Translation
'Maharao Sri Chhatar Sal of Kota on horseback celebrating the Gangaur festival'
Transliteration
'Kota ke maharay ji Sri Sataru Sal ji sayari gangor ka ganta ji jayani ki che'
Credit line
Given by Col. T. G. Gayer-Anderson CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Maj. R. G. Gayer-Anderson
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection
Subjects depicted
Celebration
Horse
Equestrian
Procession
Ruler
Servants
Maharao Chhatar Sal
Gangaur
Bibliographic references
  • Jackson, Anna and Ji Wei (eds.) with Rosemary Crill, Ainsley M. Cameron and Nicholas Barnard, compiled by the Palace Museum, translated by Yuan Hong, Qi Yue and Liu Ran. The Splendour of India' Royal Courts : Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Beijing: the Forbidden City Publishing House, 2013. Text in English and Chinese. ISBN 9787513403917. pps. 154-155
  • Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah Cat. no. 32, p. 56.
  • Tie-dyed textiles of India : tradition and trade / Veronica Murphy and Rosemary Crill. London: Victoria and Albert Museum :in association with Mapin Publishing, 1991 Number: 0944142303 p. 8 ill. detail
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.42-1956

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Record createdJuly 1, 2003
Record URL
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