Rumal
1625-1650 (made)
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Rectangular coverlet (rumal) of painted and resist-dyed cotton. With a floral border and cartouches with figures showing the courtly pursuits of drinking wine, listening to musicians, romantic dalliance and hunting.
The field has a central medallion composed of formalised floral stems. The remainder of the field is filled with figural groups interspersed with flora and fauna. In the bottom right hand corner is a group of elephants with riders are charging across a rocky landscape. In the top centre is a princely figure sitting on a coverlet holding a wine glass, and on his right are musicians and a singer and on his left is an attendant with a wine flask. Other groupings include pairs of lovers, a horseman, a hunter and a dervish-like figure wearing a yoga patia.
The field has a central medallion composed of formalised floral stems. The remainder of the field is filled with figural groups interspersed with flora and fauna. In the bottom right hand corner is a group of elephants with riders are charging across a rocky landscape. In the top centre is a princely figure sitting on a coverlet holding a wine glass, and on his right are musicians and a singer and on his left is an attendant with a wine flask. Other groupings include pairs of lovers, a horseman, a hunter and a dervish-like figure wearing a yoga patia.
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Materials and techniques | Mordant and resist-dyed cotton (kalamkari/chintz) |
Brief description | Rumal (coverlet), cotton mordant- and resist-dyed (kalamkari/chintz), Coromandel Coast, possibly for the Golconda court, c. 1625-50; Textiles |
Physical description | Rectangular coverlet (rumal) of painted and resist-dyed cotton. With a floral border and cartouches with figures showing the courtly pursuits of drinking wine, listening to musicians, romantic dalliance and hunting. The field has a central medallion composed of formalised floral stems. The remainder of the field is filled with figural groups interspersed with flora and fauna. In the bottom right hand corner is a group of elephants with riders are charging across a rocky landscape. In the top centre is a princely figure sitting on a coverlet holding a wine glass, and on his right are musicians and a singer and on his left is an attendant with a wine flask. Other groupings include pairs of lovers, a horseman, a hunter and a dervish-like figure wearing a yoga patia. |
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Accession number | IS.34-1969 |
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Record created | December 23, 1999 |
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