- Identification and Creation
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- Object Number
- 2009.202.110
- People
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Attributed to The Kota Master, Indian
- Title
- A Nath Ascetic in a Hut During a Monsoon
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- c. 1735
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217499
- Physical Descriptions
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- Medium
- Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 8 cm (5 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
- Provenance
- Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969. - Acquisition and Rights
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- 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
- 2009.202.110
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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- Descriptions
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- Description
- The drawing depicts an ascetic seated cross-legged inside a hut beneath a tree. The yogi’s distinctive, large earring identifies him as a member of the Hindu Nath order. In his right hand he holds a strand of prayer beads. Long, black, vertical lines indicate the heavy rain of a monsoon. Rajput Style, Kota School.
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