Line Drawing of a Battle Scene from a Bhagavata Purana Series
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Indian; Attributed to Manaku (Indian, active c. 1725–1760). Line Drawing of a Battle Scene from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca. 1740–45. Ink on paper, sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (21.9 x 32.4 cm) image: 7 x 11 1/8 in. (17.8 x 28.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Bernice and Robert Dickes, 81.188.9. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Culture
Artist
Title
Line Drawing of a Battle Scene from a Bhagavata Purana Series
Date
ca. 1740–45
Geography
Place made: Punjab Hills, India
Medium
Ink on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (21.9 x 32.4 cm) image: 7 x 11 1/8 in. (17.8 x 28.3 cm)
Inscriptions
Inscription in top margin, in Takri script: "Ushinara dese da raja sujagya shatrue kane judh karda" Translation: King Suyagya of the land of Ushinaras battling his enemies" Followed by the number 10. Translation courtesy of B. N. Goswamy, 2017
Credit Line
Gift of Bernice and Robert Dickes
Accession Number
81.188.9
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