mid-18th century
Town Bikaner,
Rajasthan district,
India
Rajasthan district,
India
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Illustrated album leaf
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumInk, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
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SizeOveralL. 9 9/16 x 6 1/4in. (24.3 x 15.9cm) Dimensions of painting: 7 x 3 11/16in. (17.8 x 9.4cm)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
Town Bikaner,
Rajasthan district,
India -
Country today
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Datemid-18th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This evocative composition shows pairs of storks and birds in movement. Although landscapes were unusual in all schools of Indian painting, this work from Bikaner, Rajasthan shares many qualities with seventeenth century Deccani paintings, perhaps with roots in Safavid paintings.