Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin
(from 2nd Feb until 22nd Apr 2012)Explore the remarkable collection of Indian paintings and drawings of the artist Howard Hodgkin.
Shri Brijnathji and Maharao Durjan Sal hunting
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Description
In this grand imaginary hunt, Maharao Durjan Sal (r.1723-1756) and his relatives and ancestors hunt tigers, lions and wild buffalo cornered in a ravine. Among the hunters is the blue-skinned Brijnathi, a form of Krishna whom the Kota rulers adopted as their patron deity. Similar in scale to wall-paintings of hunts in the Kota palace, this cloth-painting was probably hung in the Maharao’s tent when he was in camp.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Kota (place of creation)Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Kota (subject)
- Date
- 1730 - 1740
- Associated people
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Durjan Sal, Maharao of Kota (ruled 1723 - 1756) (subject)
- Material and technique
- gouache with gold on cotton cloth
- Dimensions
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frame 117 x 206.3 x 4 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 102.5 x 191 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
- Accession no.
- LI118.74
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Further reading
Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2nd February-22nd April 2012, Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin, Andrew Topsfield, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 107 on p. 248, p. 274, illus. p. 249
Past Exhibition
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Location
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- Returned to lender
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