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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.163
Title
Two Addorsed Tigers with Tails Crossed
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1860
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/183642

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style
Dimensions
24 x 36 cm (9 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.202.163
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The drawing features two addorsed male tigers among rocky outcrops. They have bushy manes, a flower-like shape in the middle of their foreheads, large grins, and tongues sticking out. They glance at each other and their tails are crossed. Rajput Style.

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