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Medium:
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 21.3 x 16.4 cm (8 3/8 x 6 7/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Northern India
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
Detached album folio; Holy man with prince and attendants; inscriptions on the border read: (on the left margin) portrait of Shah Qasim Anwar, and (on the right margin) Baysunqur Mirza.
Borders: The painting is set in gold and black rulings surrounded by a blue inner frame and a gold outer frame, mounted on gold-sprinkled paperboard.
Marks:
Old matting: 307 B written in pencil
Old matting: H. Vever written in black ink and underlined
Old matting: 4 written in blue pencil and underlined
Old matting: 4 written in blue pencil and underlined
Inscriptions:
Right margin, Baysunqur [sic] Mirza; left margin, tasvir shah Qasim Anwar.
Right margin, Baysunqur [sic] Mirza; left margin, tasvir shah Qasim Anwar.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Topic:
horse  Search this
holy man  Search this
prayer beads  Search this
India  Search this
prince  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
attendant  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.418
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34d0f1429-4253-4e47-ab29-f29838487493
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.418