Painting
ca. 1625 - ca. 1640 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting a green bird (chloropsis aurifrons), beside a pink flower on which a butterfly has settled.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, green bird beside flower, butterfly, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1625-1640 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, depicting a green bird (chloropsis aurifrons), beside a pink flower on which a butterfly has settled. |
| Dimensions | Half Imperial Mount (Portrait) |
| Content description | A green bird (chloropsis aurifrons), beside a pink flower on which a butterfly has settled. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Note handwritten in Persian on object Transliteration 'Kar-i hindustan' |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund |
| Object history | Previously in the Rothenstein Collection. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | IS.218:2-1951 (Verso) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.218-1951 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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