2002.310: Princely Tiger Hunt with Hounds
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2002.310
- Title
- Princely Tiger Hunt with Hounds
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 1892
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/99355
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper; Rajput Style, Kota or Bundi School
- Dimensions
- 18.6 x 25.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. in honor of James Cuno
- Accession Year
- 2002
- Object Number
- 2002.310
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- In this partially-colored sketch, hunters encircle a wooded area within a quarry filled with animals. On the left, two hunters carry swords as they come across their hounds attacking a tiger. On the right, four hunters enter the woods. A tiger reclines nearby. At the top of the tree-lined quarry are four figures. The foreground features a large river with a boat. A group of hounds attack another tiger in the water, near the bank. Rajput Style, Kota or Bundi School.
Exhibition History
- The Sport of Kings: Art of the Hunt in Iran and India, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/22/2005 - 06/26/2005
Verification Level
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