A floral fantasy of animals and birds (Waq-waq)
early 1600s
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
A floral fantasy of animals and birds (Waq-waq), early 1600s. India, Mughal. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; page: 37.6 x 26.6 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.319 The dragon threatens to singe the boar’s beard.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Medium
- opaque, watercolor, gold, paper
- Dimensions
- Page: 37.6 x 26.6 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2013.319
- Credit Line
- Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
- Exhibitions
- Art and Stories from Mughal India, <em>A Flower From Every Meadow</em>. Asia House Gallery, New York, NY; Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, CA; Albright-Know Gallery of Art, Buffalo, NY (1973), <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013-June 30, 2014).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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