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.
Sultan Ali Adil Shah II hunting a tiger
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Description
Ali Adil Shah (r.1656-1672) draws his bow and looses an arrow unerringly at a tiger standing at bay. The Sultan is shown standing in the supremely confident posture of the invincible ruler who slays single-handed the mightiest of beasts, the lion or tiger. This pose is seen in India in Gupta gold coins of the fourth century, as well as in Achaemenid and Sasanian lion-slaying scenes in Iran.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › south India › Karnataka › Bijapur (place of creation)
- Date
- c. 1660
- Associated people
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Ali Adil Shah II, Sultan of Bijapur (ruled 1656 - 1672) (subject)
- Material and technique
- gouache with gold and probably lapis lazuli pigment on paper
- Dimensions
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frame 44.1 x 52.5 x 2.2 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 21.5 x 31.5 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › gold,inorganic › mineral › gemstone › lapis lazuli,inorganic › stone › gemstone › lapis lazuli,
- Technique index
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
- Accession no.
- LI118.98
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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. 37 on p. 96, pp. 17, 18, & 98, illus. p. 97
Past Exhibition
see (1)
Location
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- Returned to lender
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