painting
- Museum number
- 1880,0.2080
- Description
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Watercolour painting on paper of a long boat on water. The boat is long and narrow and the bow is shaped like a peacock. Such boats are sometimes called Morpankhi boats because of the peacock association. The boat has a golden pavilion with a domed roof in the centre which is empty. In front of the pavilion stands a man with a chauri (fly-whisk) which he is waving above his head. The boat is powered by rows of men with red oars. In the distance is shown a shoreline dotted with trees and with hills in the distance. The painting is surrounded by a black border.
- Production date
- 19thC(early) (watermark is 1801)
- Dimensions
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Height: 23.70 centimetres
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Width: 28.30 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1880,0.2080