Elephant and rider

Keshavdas (possibly), c. 1580 - c. 1590

The elephant and rider rest in the shade of a tree. The animal’s legs are chained together to prevent sudden movements. The miniaturist Kesu Das was active in the workshop of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He was a master in the rendering of light on fabric.

Artwork typedrawing, Indian miniature
Object numberAK-MAK-521
Dimensionsheight 347 mm x width 266 mm, height 189 mm x width 125 mm
Physical characteristicsgouache en goud, penseel in dekverf in kleuren

Identification

Title(s)
Olifant met berijder
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-521
Description
Kornak op olifant.
Catalogue reference
- Cat. Legaat Verburgt, nr. 31. (Bulletin van de Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 19-20 (1970))
- M.C. Beach, The Moghul painter Kesu Das, in: Archives of Asian Art, XXX, 1976-1977, fig. 5.

Creation

Creation
draughtsman: Keshavdas (possibly), India
Dating
c. 1580 - c. 1590
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Material and technique

Physical description
gouache en goud, penseel in dekverf in kleuren
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- height 347 mm x width 266 mm
- height 189 mm x width 125 mm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Gerrit-Jan Verburgt bequest, 1969)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; sale, London (Sotheby), 1924;{Note RMA.}…; collection of Gerrit-Jan Verburgt (1871-1926), The Hague, 1926;{Note RMA.} his widow Carolina Geertruida Verburgt-Kramers (1876-1968), The Hague, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1969;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

- Cat. Legaat Verburgt, nr. 31. (Bulletin van de Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 19-20 (1970))
- M.C. Beach, The Moghul painter Kesu Das, in: Archives of Asian Art, XXX, 1976-1977, fig. 5.

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