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A Mughal Emperor Sitting with a Saint
Keywords: Miniature Painting
Basholi Painting
Publisher: Allahabad Museum, Allahabad
Description: A Basholi style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. The painting shows a Mughal king (Jahangir) seated under a canopy holding a small jar in one hand and a cup in the other. Behind him stands an attendant. A saint (Narayan Maharaja) wearing a pointed cap and red dress is seated before him. A bearer is offering him poison in a cup. Behind him is seated another saint holding a vina. He bears yellow garments. In this painting, men in gherdar jama-pajama attire, kamarbandh and pagri on his head.
Type: Miniature Painting
Received From: Allahabad Museum
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Basholi, Kathua, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C.Early 18th century CE |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-01T14:05:20Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-01T14:05:20Z |
| dc.description | A Basholi style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. The painting shows a Mughal king (Jahangir) seated under a canopy holding a small jar in one hand and a cup in the other. Behind him stands an attendant. A saint (Narayan Maharaja) wearing a pointed cap and red dress is seated before him. A bearer is offering him poison in a cup. Behind him is seated another saint holding a vina. He bears yellow garments. In this painting, men in gherdar jama-pajama attire, kamarbandh and pagri on his head. |
| dc.format.extent | 26.035 x 17.145 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
| dc.subject | Miniature Painting Basholi Painting |
| dc.type | Miniature Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AM-MIN-770 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Basholi, Kathua, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C.Early 18th century CE |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-01T14:05:20Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-01T14:05:20Z |
| dc.description | A Basholi style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. The painting shows a Mughal king (Jahangir) seated under a canopy holding a small jar in one hand and a cup in the other. Behind him stands an attendant. A saint (Narayan Maharaja) wearing a pointed cap and red dress is seated before him. A bearer is offering him poison in a cup. Behind him is seated another saint holding a vina. He bears yellow garments. In this painting, men in gherdar jama-pajama attire, kamarbandh and pagri on his head. |
| dc.format.extent | 26.035 x 17.145 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
| dc.subject | Miniature Painting Basholi Painting |
| dc.type | Miniature Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AM-MIN-770 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
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