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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.

Detail of Maharaja Dhiraj Singh riding, Raghugarh, India, c.1700 (Museum No: LI118.34)
Two pigeonsfront

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Two pigeons

  • loan

  • Description

    A pair of Imperial Pigeons is shown against a plain ground. The male bird has gold rings on its legs, suggesting that these are prized birds in imperial possession. The sport of pigeon-flying (called ishq-bazi or ‘love play’) was a favourite Mughal pastime. Over twenty thousand pigeons were kept at Akbar’s court, of which five hundred were classified as khasa or élite birds.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north India (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1650
    Mughal Period (1526 - 1858)
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 37.2 x 269 x 2.2 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 22.5 x 12.9 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    organic › vegetal › wood
    Technique index
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.92

  • 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. 14 on p. 50, pp. 18 & 154, illus. p. 51

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    • Returned to lender

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