Harvard Art Museums > 2009.202.252: Female Figure Prostrate Before a Fire Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Female Figure Prostrate Before a Fire , 2009.202.252,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216951. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.202.252 Title Female Figure Prostrate Before a Fire Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 18th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India Period Mughal period Culture Mughal Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216951 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Provincial/Late Mughal Style Dimensions 14 x 17.5 cm (5 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stuart Cary Welch (by 1983 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum. Notes: Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1983. 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 2009.202.252 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 Under a moonlit sky, a young female figure prostrates herself in front of a fire. She supports herself on her elbows, her hands clasped in front of her. She wears a translucent shawl with gold trim that covered her entire body, a chaniya choli, which consists of a crop top and a long skirt, armlets, bracelets, and anklets. Near her is a tray with two small bowls, a plate, a lotus flower-shaped bowl, and a flask. In the background are two large architectural structures. The one on the right, with a dome chamber and tall towers, resembles a mosque. Provincial, late Mughal style. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch, "Mughal and Deccani Miniature Paintings From a Private Collection", Ars Orientalis; The Arts of Islam and the East, Freer Gallery of Art / Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C., 1963), Vol. 5, 221 - 233, fig. 19, pl. 13 Stuart Cary Welch, The Art of Mughal India: Painting & Precious Objects, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. and Asia Society Museum (New York, NY, 1963), p. 171, no. 60, pl. 60 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
