Lady smoking a huqqa
Painting
18th century (made)
18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
A squarish page depicting a lady in profile seated amongst cushions on a terrace with a white balustrade while smoking a huqqa. She is attended by a maid with a chowri (yak-tail fly-whisk) behind her and another female attendant faces her with raised hands.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lady smoking a huqqa (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Opaque water-colour on paper |
| Brief description | Lady smoking a huqqa, watercolour on paper, attributed to Karauli in Rajasthan, 18th century |
| Physical description | A squarish page depicting a lady in profile seated amongst cushions on a terrace with a white balustrade while smoking a huqqa. She is attended by a maid with a chowri (yak-tail fly-whisk) behind her and another female attendant faces her with raised hands. |
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| Object history | Formerly in the collection of Peter Cochrane |
| Production | Attributed on stylistic grounds to Karauli in Rajasthan |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.68-2006 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2008 |
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