Nautch Party
Painting
ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1830 (made)
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Nautch-party: Social entertainment with three women, two dancing and one keeping time by hand-clapping, followed by five men - two playing sarangis, one with hand-cymbals, one with a mridanga, one with a tambura - followed by two more women, one young, one older, the latter wearing a Kashmir shawl and a red, yellow and green mashroo skirt. From a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes.
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Title | Nautch Party (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour and gouache on paper |
Brief description | Painting; gouache and watercolour, of a Nautch-party, social entertainment with dancing girls, Tanjore, ca. 1830 |
Physical description | Nautch-party: Social entertainment with three women, two dancing and one keeping time by hand-clapping, followed by five men - two playing sarangis, one with hand-cymbals, one with a mridanga, one with a tambura - followed by two more women, one young, one older, the latter wearing a Kashmir shawl and a red, yellow and green mashroo skirt. From a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes. One of a volume of thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and procession scenes. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Hindoostany Natch' (English; pencil) |
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Object history | From a volume containing thirty folios depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation and processions. Bought from Mr. G. Goolden who had it from his late cousin Richard Goolden. RP 87/672 |
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Accession number | IS.39:24-1987 |
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Record created | January 25, 2000 |
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