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Unknown

ca. 1700 · Opaque watercolor with gold on paper · Asian Art

Dhiraj Singh, shown relaxing with entertainers on his palace terrace, is recognizable by his distinctive mustache and sideburns and tall turban of Central Indian style. He is being entertained by a nautch (dancer) accompanied by two musicians: a woman with cymbals, who likely also vocalizes, and a man playing the double-sided drum (pakhavaj). The maharaja relaxes on a carpet, his paan box and spittoon placed nearby. It is evidently a night scene and, judging from the dark sky and the second tunic (jama) being worn, it is also cold.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1700

Medium

Opaque watercolor with gold on paper

Culture

Central India, Raghugarh

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, by exchange, 2022