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Kabir

Painting
ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brush drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, the mystic and weaver Kabir, seated at his loom. A cow sits on the ground in the background.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKabir (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted in ink and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Brush drawing, Kabir at his loom, ink and watercolour on paper, Punjab Hills (Pahari), ca. 1790
Physical description
Brush drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, the mystic and weaver Kabir, seated at his loom. A cow sits on the ground in the background.
Dimensions
  • Painted area height: 177mm (maximum)
  • Painted area width: 148mm (maximum)
  • Page height: 363mm (approx.)
  • Page width: 238mm (approx.)
19/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
The mystic and weaver Kabir, seated at his loom.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund
Object history
Previously in the Rothenstein Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.227-1951

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Record createdNovember 6, 2002
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