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A Middle Aged Man Fast Asleep
Keywords: Painting
Pahari Painting
Publisher: National Museum, New Delhi
Description: This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts a middle-aged man fast asleep on a green patch of land near a stream. The right hand is placed below the head and the other on the chest. A fan is held under the left arm. The man is fair complexioned, has black moustaches and a beard. He wears a white pugree, and a white jama. A box of writing material, a few written papers and a surahi and a dagger are lying near. On the other side of the stream, green grass, a few green plants and shrubs are seen. It has a red border with a black line.
Type: Painting
Received From: National Museum, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C. 1750 C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-13T12:29:05Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-13T12:29:05Z |
| dc.description | This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts a middle-aged man fast asleep on a green patch of land near a stream. The right hand is placed below the head and the other on the chest. A fan is held under the left arm. The man is fair complexioned, has black moustaches and a beard. He wears a white pugree, and a white jama. A box of writing material, a few written papers and a surahi and a dagger are lying near. On the other side of the stream, green grass, a few green plants and shrubs are seen. It has a red border with a black line. |
| dc.format.extent | 14 x 9.8 cm (approx.) |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Painting Pahari Painting |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 76.30 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C. 1750 C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-13T12:29:05Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-13T12:29:05Z |
| dc.description | This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts a middle-aged man fast asleep on a green patch of land near a stream. The right hand is placed below the head and the other on the chest. A fan is held under the left arm. The man is fair complexioned, has black moustaches and a beard. He wears a white pugree, and a white jama. A box of writing material, a few written papers and a surahi and a dagger are lying near. On the other side of the stream, green grass, a few green plants and shrubs are seen. It has a red border with a black line. |
| dc.format.extent | 14 x 9.8 cm (approx.) |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Painting Pahari Painting |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 76.30 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
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