Visit of the Maharaja of Champa to the Court of Karainagar

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Visit of the Maharaja of Champa to the Court of Karainagar

1745

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

This painting probably comes from an illustrated folktale called the Chandana Malayagiri Varta. A maharaja (literally "great king") is depicted riding a richly caparisoned elephant. As a visitor to another court, the maharaja is accorded treatment befitting his station: a woman showers him with flowers, and attendants with flywhisks sit nearby. In the foreground, musicians play horns and a variety of percussion instruments to signal the arrival of the royal dignitary.

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Object Details

Title:

Visit of the Maharaja of Champa to the Court of Karainagar
Page from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta series

Date:

1745

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

Medium:

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 9 3/16 × 5 3/4 inches (23.3 × 14.6 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 × 7 3/4 inches (28.6 × 19.7 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of the Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1968

Accession Number:

1968-12-1

Geography:

Made in Rajasthan, India, Asia Probably made in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India, Asia

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