Harvard Art Museums
The Month of Sawan, drawing for a Baramasa (Song of the Seasons) series
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
- Culture
- Indian
- Department
- Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
- Institution
- Harvard Art Museums
The sketch depicts the month of Sawan, the fifth month of the Hindu calendar that is often shown with the onset of monsoon rains, as seen here. The image shows a royal couple standing on the balcony underneath an awning. Below them is a female attendant entering the palatial structure. Beyond the walls surrounding the palace is a lush jungle that depicts a prowling tiger or lion and elephants combating. Rajput Style, Kota School.
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