2009.202.57: Nala Entertained, Drawing for a Nala Damayanti Series
Manuscripts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.57
- Title
- Nala Entertained, Drawing for a Nala Damayanti Series
- Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- manuscript folio
- Date
- late 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/199015
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Pahari Style, Kangra School
- Dimensions
- 22.7 x 30.7 cm (8 15/16 x 12 1/16 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
- 2009.202.57
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- The fragmentary drawing, which has suffered significant loss, features a court scene. The king, Nala, shown as a young man, is seated under an awning and is smoking a hookah. He is accompanied by two large men, one of who turns back to look at Nala. A large group of men wearing turbans and some wielding swords, encircle the entire scene. In front of Nala is a group of female dancers. The drawing appears to be a preparatory drawing for a Nala Damayanti, which focuses on the story of King Nala of Nishadha Kingdom, and his marriage to princess Damayanti of Vidarbha. Their story is recounted in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata and also numerous independent poems. Pahari Style, Kangra School.
Exhibition History
- Linear Graces ... and Disgraces: Part I, Drawings from the Courts of Persia, Turkey, and India, 15th-19th Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/15/1994 - 12/11/1994
Verification Level
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