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Source Description
This painting celebrates the pleasures of smoking and partaking in good company. The composition is made up of animated vignettes. Look, for example, in the right corner, where a man in orange sits with betel quids—a mild stimulant—arrayed in front of him, watching two men embroiled in a dispute, one with a dagger drawn. A second pair, at the far end and close to the pavilion, seems also to be enraged enough to draw blood. The rest look on in anticipation, smoking and conversing.
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Document identity
localId
7883
label
A Festive Gathering
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
7883
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
A Festive Gathering
description
This painting celebrates the pleasures of smoking and partaking in good company. The composition is made up of animated vignettes. Look, for example, in the right corner, where a man in orange sits with betel quids—a mild stimulant—arrayed in front of him, watching two men embroiled in a dispute, one with a dagger drawn. A second pair, at the far end and close to the pavilion, seems also to be enraged enough to draw blood. The rest look on in anticipation, smoking and conversing.
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
date
ca. 1163 AH/AD 1750 (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
33.3
height
25.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 1/8 x W: 9 7/8 in. (33.34 x 25.08 cm); Framed H: 26 1/4 × W: 21 3/4 × D: 1 1/2 in. (66.68 × 55.25 × 3.81 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
RelatedObjects
83787
83786
med
opaque watercolor on on paper
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2191
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INT
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MIS
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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b7084e44f9782ae7
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