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Bhima|Kesu Ram|Bhopa|Nathu

dated 1767 · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Asian Art

The maharana expresses his power and social position in this complicated work, which incorporates numerous figures set within the landscape of a lake palace. Employing multiple viewpoints, the painters depict Ari Singh in the main hall with his chiefs organized according to rank. They look on at a festival performance of dance and music. Ari Singh appears again in the lower left, next to a pool filled with fish and surrounded by tiny wall paintings populated with erotic scenes and the ten avatars (appearances) of Vishnu.

Artist

Bhima|Kesu Ram|Bhopa|Nathu

Date

dated 1767

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Culture

India (Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Irving, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Grunwald Gifts, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Cisneros, 1994