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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.61
People
Attributed to Shaykh Taju, Indian
Title
Buffalo Hunt: preparatory drawing for wall painting in the Chhattar Mahal
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1730
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/198968

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque white watercolor on paper
Dimensions
53.5 × 56 cm (21 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.)
mat: 76.2 × 78.7 cm (30 × 31 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1999 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1999.

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
2009.202.61
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • The Sport of Kings: Art of the Hunt in Iran and India, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/22/2005 - 06/26/2005
  • 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/06/2022 - 05/05/2022

Verification Level

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