Untitled
The Met
Artist: Ambav(Indian, active 1860s)
Date: ca. 1868
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Opaque watercolor with gold on paper, inscribed in devanagari on the reverse
Dimensions: Image: 8 3/4 × 11 15/16 in. (22.3 × 30.3 cm) Sheet: 10 × 13 5/16 in. (25.4 × 33.9 cm)
Credit Line: Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2019
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Two men play a board game on the floor, a third man fans one
Detailed Description
Three men are depicted in an indoor setting with a plain yellow wall in the upper background and a white floor in the lower foreground. In the upper left, a white decorative arch shape is visible against the yellow wall. On the left, a man with a dark beard sits on the white floor, facing right. He wears a blue tunic with red and gold trim, red pants, and a red turban. His right hand extends towards the board game. A black sword with a gold hilt lies on the floor before him. In the center, a cross-shaped board game, primarily red with gold and black details, is laid out on the white floor. Small, dark game pieces are visible on the board. To the right of the board game, a second man with a dark beard sits on a red cushion with gold patterns. He faces left, towards the man on the left. He wears a white tunic with gold and green patterns, a blue turban, and multiple necklaces. He holds a small white object in his right hand. A green-hilted sword lies on the floor before his cushion. Behind the second seated man, a third man stands, facing left. He wears a red patterned tunic with gold trim and a dark patterned turban. He holds a long, white fan with a black handle, fanning the seated man. The figures are arranged horizontally across the lower half of the image, set against the yellow background.
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