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Marbled elephant at a trot
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Description
A young prince rides a briskly trotting elephant, accompanied by attendants. The body of the elephant and several other areas have been dexterously marbled. Marbling effects are produced by swirling together pigments suspended in oil on a surface of water, then transferring these aqueous patterns to a paper surface.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › south India › Karnataka › Bijapur (probable place of creation)
- Date
- c. 1640
- Associated people
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probably Muhammad Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur (ruled 1627 - 1656) (commissioner)
- Material and technique
- brush drawing with gold and silver on marbled paper
- Dimensions
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frame 22 x 30.4 x 1.8 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 13 x 22.2 cm (height x width)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › gold,
- Technique index
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
- Accession no.
- LI118.49
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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. 40 on p. 102, p. 104, illus. p. 103
Past Exhibitions
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Location
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