MAHARAJA MAN SINGH WATCHING DANCERS IN THE ZENANA

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MAHARAJA MAN SINGH WATCHING DANCERS IN THE ZENANA
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
image: 12 by 9 7/8 in. (30.5 by 25.1 cm)
folio: 13 1/2 by 11 1/4 in. (34.3 by 28.6 cm)

Catalogue Note

Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur (r.1803-1843) sits on a projecting marble terrace of a brilliant white pavilion, holding a tiny gold cup. His favorite consort seated beside him holding a gold flask. They stiffly watch a formal entertainment of a female dancer and musicians. Two maidens stand behind them, with one holding a chowrie (flywhisk), the other his black shield.

A black ink inscription in a later hand in Devanagari script in the blue sky above.

For a discussion of Jodhpur painting during the reign of Raja Man Singh refer to Rosemary Crill, Marwar Painting: A History of Jodhpur Style, Bombay, 1999, pp. 145-151.