anonymous
‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting
Kan ik het zien?
Onbekend
Waar is „‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting” nu? Collectie: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam. Onbekend.
Amsterdam, Nederland
De eigenaar is bekend; of het werk nu te zien is, is onbekend.
- Bron
- Het museum
Over het werk
Two heroes on horseback are fighting a tiger that has already been slain. A dog bits the now harmless tiger in the leg. The tiger's body forms the background of the scene with only the tiger's eye, claws and teeth easy to spot.
Such paintings were used by itinerary bards (the chitrakathis) to accompany their storytelling. This scene does not seem to belong to any particular story, but was probably used when needed in various narratives.
The damage in the middle top portion of the paper comes from the way the paintings were handled during recitations.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- RP-T-2024-50
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Afbeelding: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
