Maharaja and His Hunting Party Approach Blackbuck Deer

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.202.139
People: Attributed to The Kota Master, Indian
Title: Maharaja and His Hunting Party Approach Blackbuck Deer
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: early 18th century
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/217560

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions: 15.4 x 27 cm (6 1/16 x 10 5/8 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: 2009.202.139
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: The drawing depicts three men confronting a group of blackbuck deer. Two carry bows and arrows, while the third balances a large vessel on his head while holding a vina, a type of stringed instrument. Musicians accompanied royal hunt parties to stalk deer as well as to lure them with melodies. In the top left corner, a mounted maharaja approaches with the rest of his hunting party. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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