2009.202.107: Drawing of a Soldier Giving Water to a Seated Soldier

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.107

Title

Drawing of a Soldier Giving Water to a Seated Soldier

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

18th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217517

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School

Dimensions

17.3 x 12.8 cm (6 13/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

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

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

2009.202.107

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

A male soldier stands in front of another who is crouched on the ground. Both of them wear turbans, long robes (jama), and waist sashes (patka) with swords tucked into them. The standing solider also has a punch dagger (katar) under his waist sash, which is faintly-drawn. He pours water from a small vessel (lotto) into a small cup that the crouched solider simultaneously holds up and drinks from. His hands have been reworked, as signified by the patch of opaque water color. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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