2009.202.220: A Sikh Ruler Playing Pachisi (Parcheesi)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.220
- Title
- A Sikh Ruler Playing Pachisi (Parcheesi)
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Punjab
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216538
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.8 x 21 cm (6 5/8 x 8 1/4 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
- 2009.202.220
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Lying across and on his side on a daybed is a young Sikh ruler. He reaches over to take a game piece from one of the three figures seated on the floor near a Pachisi, popularly known in the West as “Parcheesi”, game board. The ruler has a dark, full bead and wears a red turban, a salmon pink tunic, as well as white trousers with a drawstring. The figures on the floor wear long white scarves and white dhotis, a traditional men’s garment in India that consists of cloth wrapped around the waist and legs. Two of the figures have dark hair and full beards, while one has white hair and a full white beard. An attendant, whose status is signified by his small stature, massages one of the ruler’s feet. He is accompanied by another attendant in white carrying a cup and a flask. The men can be identified as Sikh by the type of turban that they are wearing, which was fashionable amongst Sikhs in the early 19th century.
Verification Level
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