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Miniature Painting
Unknowncirca 18th century
Jaipur Virasat Foundation
Jaipur, India
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a royal figure resting on a rug leaning against a cushion. An attendant fans him from behind with peacock feathers. Three other players sit around a red chaupar board with pieces with one of the players moving a game piece. Chaupar is a game similiar to Pachisi, where the pieces race around a board towards a destination at its center.
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Details
- Title: Miniature Painting
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: circa 18th century
- Location: Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh, IN
- Physical Dimensions: Height: 221 mm maximum, Width: 285 mm maximum, Height: 198 mm image within innermost painted borders, Width: 263 mm image within innermost painted borders, Height: 226 mm paper onto which object mounted, Width: 293 mm paper onto which object mounted
- Type: Indian miniature painting
- Contributor: Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
- Medium: Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
- Photography: Victoria & Albert Museum
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