1997.246: Entertainment at a Palace
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.246
- Title
- Entertainment at a Palace
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 20th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/213397
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 22 x 30 cm (8 11/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of James E. Robinson III in memory of Lois Whitney Perry Forbes
- Accession Year
- 1997
- Object Number
- 1997.246
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The drawing depicts a king holding up a small lotus flower and sitting within an archway. Behind him is a female attendant holding up a flywhisk, which denotes his royal stats. The king watches a female dancer playing cymbals and kneeling as she balances a tray with candles. Behind her is a male musician holding a stringed instrument known as a tambura. Rajput Style.
Verification Level
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