Jodh Bai
Painting
18th century (made)
18th century (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, portrait of Jodh Bai, daughter of Raja Udai Singh of Jodhpur, who became the wife of Mirza Salim (afterwards Emperor Jahangir) in 1585. The princess faces left, and is seen to just below the breast, she wears a yellow and gold sari, and forehead, ear and neck jewellery of pearls, rubies and emeralds. Her forehead is tinted with orange colour; she is raising her right hand to her lips. The mount is decorated with rows of iris plants and scrolling shapes.
Object details
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| Title | Jodh Bai (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Jodh Bai, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Rajasthan, 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, portrait of Jodh Bai, daughter of Raja Udai Singh of Jodhpur, who became the wife of Mirza Salim (afterwards Emperor Jahangir) in 1585. The princess faces left, and is seen to just below the breast, she wears a yellow and gold sari, and forehead, ear and neck jewellery of pearls, rubies and emeralds. Her forehead is tinted with orange colour; she is raising her right hand to her lips. The mount is decorated with rows of iris plants and scrolling shapes. |
| Content description | Portrait of Jodh Bai, daughter of Raja Udai Singh of Jodhpur, who became the wife of Mirza Salim (afterwards Emperor Jahangir) in 1585. The princess faces left, and is seen to just below the breast, she wears a yellow and gold sari, and forehead, ear and neck jewellery of pearls, rubies and emeralds. Her forehead is tinted with orange colour; she is raising her right hand to her lips. |
| Credit line | Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W |
| Object history | IM.78-1922 to IM.119-1922 bought from the London dealer Arthur Churchill in 1922 for £126. Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1922- 4614 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Jackson, Anna and Jaffer, Amin (eds), with Deepika Ahlawat. Maharaja : the splendour of India's royal courts. London, V&A Publishing, 2009. ISBN.9781851775736 (hbk.), ISBN.1851775730 (hbk.).
Plate 47, page 64. |
| Other number | IPN.2490 - Object no. |
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| Accession number | IM.87-1922 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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