id:			314442
accession number:	2018.137
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.137
updated:		2024-04-03 11:07:42.064000

The Elephant of Maharana Jai Singh of Mewar (r. 1680–98) Catches a Horse by the Tail, c. 1680. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 31.1 x 49.2 cm (12 1/4 x 19 3/8 in.); miniature: 27 x 45.4 cm (10 5/8 x 17 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.137

title:				The Elephant of Maharana Jai Singh of Mewar (r. 1680–98) Catches a Horse by the Tail
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creation date:			c. 1680
creation date earliest:		1670
creation date latest:		1690
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 31.1 x 49.2 cm (12 1/4 x 19 3/8 in.); Miniature: 27 x 45.4 cm (10 5/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
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	inscription:	[[recto, upper center]] pakharāva
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	inscription:	[[verso, center]] Māhārāṇājī śrī jaisīghjī rī vār ro
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	inscription:	[[verso]] 253
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	inscription:	[[verso]] Narṃ kī:7
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	inscription:	[[verso, in red]] 13/253
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	inscription:	[[verso, upper left corner]] nāṃ 2
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