Harvard Art Museums > 2009.202.39: Rao Raja Bhoj Singh of Bundi Batters a Leaping Tiger from a Tree Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Rao Raja Bhoj Singh of Bundi Batters a Leaping Tiger from a Tree , 2009.202.39,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/191845. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.202.39 Title Rao Raja Bhoj Singh of Bundi Batters a Leaping Tiger from a Tree Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 17th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Bundi Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/191845 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions 20.3 × 25.5 cm (8 × 10 1/16 in.) frame: 38.4 × 48.6 × 2.5 cm (15 1/8 × 19 1/8 × 1 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum. Notes: Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969. 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 2009.202.39 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This painting depicts a popular mode of hunting in Rajasthan, one that conferred every advantage to the hunter. A calf, goat, or sheep is tied to the base of a tree as bait – its cries luring predatory game. The hunter, in this case Rao Raja Bhoj Singh of Bundi, positioned on a small platform in the tree, then waits for the opportune moment to use his matchlock. As seen here, however, the strategy still carried great risk. The large tiger has killed the small calf, has been shot in the haunch, and now is seeking revenge. It leaps into the tree as the Bhoj Singh batters it in the head with the butt of his matchlock. The hunter’s attendant embodies the panic and desperation of the situation, as he frantically scrambles up the tree, his turban unraveling in the process. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch and Milo Cleveland Beach, Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks Northern Indian Painting from Two Traditions, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), p. 62, fig.11 Milo Cleveland Beach, Rajput Painting at Bundi and Kotah, Artibus Asiae Publishers (Ascona, Switzerland, 1974), p. 10; pl. XI, fig. 8 Stuart Cary Welch, Gods, Kings, and Tigers: The Art of Kotah, exh. cat., ed. Stuart Cary Welch, Prestel (New York, NY, 1997), p. 26, fig. 16 Milo Cleveland Beach, Eberhard Fischer, and B.N. Goswamy, ed., Masters of Indian Painting, exh. cat., Artibus Asiae Publishers (Zürich, 2011), p. 292, no. 10; p. 299, fig. 10 Exhibition History India: From Tribe to Court, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 07/23/1981 - 07/23/1981 Indian Paintings from a Private Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/13/1983 - 12/11/1983 The Sport of Kings: Art of the Hunt in Iran and India, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/22/2005 - 06/26/2005 Masters of Indian Painting, Museum Rietberg Zürich, Zurich, 04/30/2011 - 08/21/2011; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 09/26/2011 - 01/08/2012 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/07/2018 - 04/17/2019 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
