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[RAJPUT MINIATURE]. Large Tiger-Hunting Scene with Elephants...
Hammer
€150,000
[RAJPUT MINIATURE]. Large Tiger-Hunting Scene with Elephants. [North-western India, probably Rajasthan, late 17th-early 18th century].
A spectacular tiger-hunting scene of the Rajput school, strongly indebted to the Mughal pictorial tradition and distinguished by its exceptionally dynamic and densely populated composition. The hunt is shown at its dramatic climax: the tiger, already struck by three arrows, lies on a rocky ledge as numerous hunters, both on foot and mounted on five elephants, converge upon their quarry. At the centre, an elephant carrying a red howdah bears a high-ranking figure accompanied by two mahouts. The figure may have been intended to represent the Emperor Jahangir (1569-1627), although this identification cannot be regarded as certain. The scene unfolds across an expansive landscape of hills, rocky outcrops and dense vegetation, among which further armed hunting parties can be seen; in the distance, a detailed urban view creates a striking sense of depth. The elephant hunt, a particularly favoured subject in Mughal court painting, here becomes the setting for an elaborate ensemble composition in which the profusion of figures, animals and landscape is combined with the vibrant palette characteristic of Rajput painting. The work provides an interesting example of the Rajasthani reinterpretation of models derived from imperial Mughal miniature painting, probably dating from the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.
Miniature on paper (330 × 440 mm), within a double polychrome border decorated with scrolling gilt foliage; mounted within a later rigid card frame, probably late 19th century, richly decorated with polychrome floral motifs. In very good condition, with some losses of pigment, particularly to the faces, and general signs of age. (1)
Hammer
€150,000
[RAJPUT MINIATURE]. Large Tiger-Hunting Scene with Elephants. [North-western India, probably Rajasthan, late 17th-early 18th century].
A spectacular tiger-hunting scene of the Rajput school, strongly indebted to the Mughal pictorial tradition and distinguished by its exceptionally dynamic and densely populated composition. The hunt is shown at its dramatic climax: the tiger, already struck by three arrows, lies on a rocky ledge as numerous hunters, both on foot and mounted on five elephants, converge upon their quarry. At the centre, an elephant carrying a red howdah bears a high-ranking figure accompanied by two mahouts. The figure may have been intended to represent the Emperor Jahangir (1569-1627), although this identification cannot be regarded as certain. The scene unfolds across an expansive landscape of hills, rocky outcrops and dense vegetation, among which further armed hunting parties can be seen; in the distance, a detailed urban view creates a striking sense of depth. The elephant hunt, a particularly favoured subject in Mughal court painting, here becomes the setting for an elaborate ensemble composition in which the profusion of figures, animals and landscape is combined with the vibrant palette characteristic of Rajput painting. The work provides an interesting example of the Rajasthani reinterpretation of models derived from imperial Mughal miniature painting, probably dating from the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.
Miniature on paper (330 × 440 mm), within a double polychrome border decorated with scrolling gilt foliage; mounted within a later rigid card frame, probably late 19th century, richly decorated with polychrome floral motifs. In very good condition, with some losses of pigment, particularly to the faces, and general signs of age. (1)
