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Painting

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a prince celebrating the Holi festival with his ladies and girl musicians who provide music on the da'ira, qupuz, mridanga, vina and tambour.


Object details

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Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, prince celebrating Holi with ladies, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1750
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a prince celebrating the Holi festival with his ladies and girl musicians who provide music on the da'ira, qupuz, mridanga, vina and tambour.
Dimensions
  • Height: 232mm
  • Width: 183mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 177mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 127mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
A prince celebrating the Holi festival with his ladies and girl musicians who provide music on the da'ira, qupuz, mridanga, vina and tambour.
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.75-1957

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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