2009.202.19: Portrait of a Seated Shaivite Holy Man with Prayer Beads
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.19
- Title
- Portrait of a Seated Shaivite Holy Man with Prayer Beads
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217333
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 9 cm (6 1/8 x 3 9/16 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
- 2009.202.19
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Facing right is a holy man seated cross-legged. He wear a large red turban and a white robe (jama). He has a dark, full beard. In his right hand he holds up prayer beads. The yellow marks on his forehead are known as tilaka. They can be worn on a daily basis by holy men or for religious rites and occasions. The three horizontal marks here indicate that this figure is a Shaivite, someone who venerates the Hindu god Shiva as the supreme deity. Rajput Style.
Verification Level
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