Harvard Art Museums > 2009.202.154: Palanquin or Sedan Chair Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Palanquin or Sedan Chair , 2009.202.154,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/217276. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.202.154 Title Palanquin or Sedan Chair Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 19th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/217276 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School Dimensions 14.5 x 30.7 cm (5 11/16 x 12 1/16 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 2009.202.154 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 Filling the length of the paper is a large palanquin or sedan chair, which faces left. It has a green accordion hood that has been folded back. The top of the hood is bordered with yellow, perhaps suggesting gold material. The seat and the interior is painted burgundy. The chair have large gray and yellow tigers, the colors perhaps suggesting silver and gold respectively. They are seated with their front legs outstretched and sloping downward to the foot of the chair. The front paws touch the face of a large fish. The fish, which is on both sides, comprises the side panels of the front portion of the chair. The fish are large, yellow and gray, with their tails curving upward to the top. The base of the chair has four feet. There are two poles, on in the front and the other in the back. The back pole terminates into the head of a tiger or leopard. The terminus of the front pole is missing due to loss. Rajput Style, Kota School. 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
