Khwaja Khizr
Painting
late 19th century (made)
late 19th century (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Khwaja Khizr draped in saintly clothes riding on a palla, or sweet-water fish, holding a scripture in his hand. Sindhi Hindus are a popular sect known as the Daryapashah, ‘followers of the river’, who worship a folk deity named Uderolal, also revered as Zindah Pir or Khwaja Khizr among Muslims. Devotional hymns are sung by devotees, exalting the river deity emerging against the tide from river Sindhu (Indus).
Object details
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| Title | Khwaja Khizr (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Khwaja Khizr standing on a fish, opaque watercolour on paper, Punjab Plain, late 19th century |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Khwaja Khizr draped in saintly clothes riding on a palla, or sweet-water fish, holding a scripture in his hand. Sindhi Hindus are a popular sect known as the Daryapashah, ‘followers of the river’, who worship a folk deity named Uderolal, also revered as Zindah Pir or Khwaja Khizr among Muslims. Devotional hymns are sung by devotees, exalting the river deity emerging against the tide from river Sindhu (Indus). |
| Content description | Khwaja Khizr draped in saintly clothes riding on a palla, or sweet-water fish, holding a scripture in his hand |
| Credit line | Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex |
| Object history | Part of an album, containing 196 prints, paintings and pen and pencil drawings together with 37 loose pages of paintings, calligraphic drawings, and outline pen drawings. The collection is mainly composed of native lithograph pictures sold at the local bazaars and fairs of Upper India and Bengal. The album was collected by late J Lockwood Kipling between the years 1865 and 1893. In 1875 he became Principal of the Mayo School of Art, Lahore and held this post until his retirement in 1893. The album was presented to the Museum by his son, Rudyard Kipling in 1917. Given by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1917-2627M, R.P. 1917-2705M |
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| Bibliographic reference | Bryant, Julius and Weber, Susan, John Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London Newhaven: Yale University Press, 2017
p. 315, fig. 11.13 |
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| Accession number | IM.2:116-1917 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2002 |
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