Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

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Room 33 | Mughal India 1500-1900 gallery

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Red-vented Bulbul

  • Description

    Bird studies were a popular genre in Mughal painting from the 17th century. This later and boldly painted example depicts a red-vented bulbul, a species found in many parts of India. These bulbuls were often tamed and kept on perches or as cage-birds.

  • Details

    Associated place
    Date
    early 19th century
    Mughal Period (1526 - 1858)
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 55.7 x 40.5 cm (height x width)
    painting 23.2 x 16.5 cm sight size (height x width)
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    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 2003.
    Accession no.
    EA2003.42

Location

    • currently in research collection

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