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The Month of Sawan, drawing for a Baramasa (Song of the Seasons) series
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The sketch depicts the month of Sawan, the fifth month of the Hindu calendar that is often shown with the onset of monsoon rains, as seen here. The image shows a royal couple standing on the balcony underneath an awning. Below them is a female attendant entering the palatial structure. Beyond the walls surrounding the palace is a lush jungle that depicts a prowling tiger or lion and elephants combating. Rajput Style, Kota School.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Stuart Cary Welch Jr. in honor of James Cuno
Title: The Month of Sawan, drawing for a Baramasa (Song of the Seasons) series
Description:
The sketch depicts the month of Sawan, the fifth month of the Hindu calendar that is often shown with the onset of monsoon rains, as seen here.
The image shows a royal couple standing on the balcony underneath an awning.
Below them is a female attendant entering the palatial structure.
Beyond the walls surrounding the palace is a lush jungle that depicts a prowling tiger or lion and elephants combating.
Rajput Style, Kota School.
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