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Raja Balwant Singh

Painting
ca. 1753 (made)
Artist/Maker
Nainsukh (maker)
Place of origin
Jammu (made)

Painting, in opaque water-colour on paper, Raja Balwant Singh hawking, on an expedition hunting for partridges, with retainers.

Object details

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Object type
Painting
TitleRaja Balwant Singh (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque water-colour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Raja Balwant Singh of Jammu hunting partridges, by Nainsukh, opaque watercolour on paper, Jammu, ca. 1753
Physical description
Painting, in opaque water-colour on paper, Raja Balwant Singh hawking, on an expedition hunting for partridges, with retainers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 285mm
  • Width: 440mm
Measurements taken from Maharajas touring exhibition loan file
Content description
Raja Balwant Singh hawking, on an expedition hunting for partridges, with retainers.
Style
Jammu
Marks and inscriptions
(handwritten in Takri on top border)
Transliteration
'taswir raje balwant singh khos[h] bakhtpurede uthi titarada s[h]ikar khelade pustan bich'
Gallery label
(2000)
RAJA BALWANT SINGH OF JASROTA WITH RETAINERS HUNTING PARTRIDGES
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Jasrota, Punjab Hills; by Nainsukh
c.1750-55

IS 7-1960

The takri inscription on the upper border of the painting identifies this as Raja Balwant Singh, setting out from a place called Khushvakhtpur, which has not been identified.
Object history
Purchased at Sotheby sale 1/2/60 (lot 126).
Production
Made in Jammu, India
Subjects depicted
Hunting
Hawks
Servants
Partridges
Singh, Balwant (Raja)
Bibliographic references
  • Stronge, S. (Ed.) "The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms", V&A, 1999 p. 217, Cat. 69
  • Jackson, Anna and Ji Wei (eds.) with Rosemary Crill, Ainsley M. Cameron and Nicholas Barnard, compiled by the Palace Museum, translated by Yuan Hong, Qi Yue and Liu Ran. The Splendour of India' Royal Courts : Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Beijing: the Forbidden City Publishing House, 2013. Text in English and Chinese. ISBN 9787513403917. pps. 204-207
  • Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022 p. 204, cat. no. 204.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.7-1960

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Record createdNovember 13, 2002
Record URL
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