Harvard Art Museums > 1936.24: Gathering of Sages by a Stream Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Gathering of Sages by a Stream , 1936.24,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216881. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.24 Title Gathering of Sages by a Stream Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date c. 1610-1615 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India Period Mughal period Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216881 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Sarah C. Sears Collection Accession Year 1936 Object Number 1936.24 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 Seated outside a hermitage formed from a rocky outcrop, are six figures who appear to be holding a discussion. The first sits on tiger skin and at the base of the rock, divided from the rest of the group by a small stream. He wears a blue tunic, red pants, and a distinct yellow hat with its four corners flared and curved upward. His left hand is placed over his chest. He faces a gesturing figure across the stream who kneels on a small rock. This second figure wears a brown robe and a green bell-shaped cap. At the bottom of the painting are three figures. On the left is a kneeling figure wearing a blue robe, red shawl, and a white turban. He faces two figures seated on a floral carpet. The one closest to him wears a pink robe with a fur-trimmed collar and rests against a large, red, cylindrical pillow. He looks down to a book in front of him. The second figure, who is kneeling points to this book while holding another in his left hand. He wears an orange robe with a green shawl. The final figure kneels on a rock next to the stream on the right. He has a book on his lap and wears a green robe, black shawl, and a blue bell-shaped cap. Publication History Ayesha Jalal, Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 2008), book cover Exhibition History Divinely Inspired: Images of Mystics and Mendicants, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/16/1999 - 03/29/1999 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/15/2024 - 10/28/2024 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
