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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.484.2
Title
Mountain Landscape: "Jhelum below Dulai
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Delhi
Period
British period
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/173935

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor, ink and graphite on paper; Company School
Dimensions
14.6 x 11.1 cm (5 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Language: English
    "Jhelum below Dulai"

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.484.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The watercolor shows a rocky river bank with mountains in the middle-ground and the distance. At the bottom of the rocks in the foreground is an inscription written in brown ink: “Jhelum below Dulai”. “Jhelum” refers to the Jhelum River that flows through Indian and Pakistani-controlled portions of Kashmir, as well as Pakistani-controlled portions of Punjab. “Dulai” Is located in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Company School.

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