Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in watercolour on paper, the chart is composed of a circle with Mount Meru and an ocean in the centre and four auspicious animals in the corners. Diagrams of letters and numerals are arranged within the circle.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, astrological chart, watercolour on paper, Rajasthan, mid 19th century
Physical description
Painting, in watercolour on paper, the chart is composed of a circle with Mount Meru and an ocean in the centre and four auspicious animals in the corners. Diagrams of letters and numerals are arranged within the circle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 533mm (approx., maximum)
  • Width: 472mm (approx., maximum)
  • Paper onto which object mounted height: 545mm
  • Paper onto which object mounted width: 480mm
29/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape.
Content description
Astrological chart, a circle with Mount Meru and an ocean in the centre and four auspicious animals in the corners. Diagrams of letters and numerals are arranged within the circle.
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.476-1969

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Record createdJuly 25, 2003
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