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Kishan Das

ca. 1850 · Opaque watercolor with gold on paper · Asian Art

Ram Singh II (r. 1828–66) presides at a royal reception (durbar) held in an open pavilion within a walled garden of the palace. He receives an unidentified chief who, judging from the turban style of his party and the distinctive helmets of his two bodyguards, is a ruler from a Central Indian kingdom. Lavish gifts of jewelry and textiles offered by the visiting chief are displayed on presentation trays.

Artist

Kishan Das

Date

ca. 1850

Medium

Opaque watercolor with gold on paper

Culture

India, Kota, Rajasthan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

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