Drawing
mid 19th century (made)
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Brush drawing, in ink on paper, with watercolour details, one side of the page depicting Holi celebrations; a man seated on a donkey, musicians and people sporting; on the verso, floral border designs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Drawn with a brush in ink on paper, with watercolour details. The ink is made up of lamp-black with water and a gum binder, usually gum arabic (hardened tree sap) |
| Brief description | Brush drawing, Holi celebrations on one side of page, floral designs on other, ink and watercolour on paper, Rajasthan, mid 19th century |
| Physical description | Brush drawing, in ink on paper, with watercolour details, one side of the page depicting Holi celebrations; a man seated on a donkey, musicians and people sporting; on the verso, floral border designs. |
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| Content description | Holi celebrations; a man seated on an ass, musicians and people sporting. On the verso, floral border designs. |
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| Credit line | Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha |
| Object history | From the Gayer-Anderson collection. |
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| Accession number | IS.433-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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