2009.202.140: Drawing of a Sloth Bear (fragment)
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.140
- People
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Attributed to The Kota Master, Indian
- Title
- Drawing of a Sloth Bear (fragment)
- 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/217561
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
- Dimensions
- 22 x 30.2 cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/8 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
- 2009.202.140
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The fragment depicts a large, grinning sloth bear in profile, approaching from the right. Its head is lowered and its front right paw is lifted up. Rajput Style, Kota School.
Verification Level
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