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Sri Rae Teg Cand and Sri Raja Ghamand Cand with a hawk

Attributed to: Purkhu
Indian,Pahari
About 1770 (4 years after death of Ghamand)
Object Place: Kangra, Punjab Hills, Northern India

Medium/Technique Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, perhaps with graphite
Dimensions Overall: 25.6 x 18.6 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Image: 25.6 x 18.6 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Accession Number25.530
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors

InscriptionsObverse: on top, in Persian and Devnagari, 1 line inscriptions above each figure identifying them. L- Sri Rai Tegh Chand, R- Sri Raja Ghamand Chand.
ProvenanceProbably acquired in India by Ananda Coomaraswamy (b. 1877 - d. 1947), Needham, MA; 1925, gift of Ananda Coomaraswamy to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 8, 1925)