Sri Rae Teg Cand and Sri Raja Ghamand Cand with a hawk

Purkhu

About 1770 (4 years after death of Ghamand)

Object PlaceKangra, Punjab Hills, Northern India

Medium/TechniqueInk and opaque watercolor on paper, perhaps with graphite

DimensionsOverall: 25.6 x 18.6 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Image: 25.6 x 18.6 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy

Accession number25.530

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ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors

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InscriptionsObverse: on top, in Persian and Devnagari, 1 line inscriptions above each figure identifying them. L- Sri Rai Tegh Chand, R- Sri Raja Ghamand Chand.

ProvenanceProbably acquired in India by Ananda Coomaraswamy (b. 1877 - d. 1947), Needham, MA; 1925, gift of Ananda Coomaraswamy to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 8, 1925)