Guru Nanak with Mardana and Bala in Mecca
Woodcut
ca. 1875 (made)
ca. 1875 (made)
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Guru Nanak with Mardana and Bala in Mecca. The Gurmukhi inscription at the top reads: 'Baba Nanak visited Mecca and demonstrated his power'. The 'miharah' contains a Hindu Shiva-linga.
Object details
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| Title | Guru Nanak with Mardana and Bala in Mecca (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Coloured woodcut on paper |
| Brief description | Sikh woodcut; Guru Nanak with Mardana and Bala, Amritsar or Lahore, ca. 1875. |
| Physical description | Guru Nanak with Mardana and Bala in Mecca. The Gurmukhi inscription at the top reads: 'Baba Nanak visited Mecca and demonstrated his power'. The 'miharah' contains a Hindu Shiva-linga. |
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| 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 | McLeod, W.H. 'Popular Sikh Art.' New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1991. fig.7. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.2:161-1917 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2002 |
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