2009.202.7: An Ascetic (Shri Ram Vallabhai) and Other Sketches

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.7

Title

An Ascetic (Shri Ram Vallabhai) and Other Sketches

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1800

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217747

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style

Dimensions

18.8 x 16.2 cm (7 3/8 x 6 3/8 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

2009.202.7

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

The largest figure on this page of sketches is a Hindu ascetic seated cross-legged with his hands clasped in front of him. He wears a beaded necklace. He bears a thin mustache. The ascetic’s head is shaved with the exception of a sikha, a tuft of hair on the top of the head worn by male orthodox Hindus. The remaining sketches include pairs of monkeys, a portrait of a female head, a cluster of lotus pads, another male figure with a disc-like hat, flowers, and a rocky outcrop with a deer or gazelle. Rajput Style.

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