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© Sainsbury
Centre for Visual Arts, UEA |
UEA 824
Northern India, possibly Rajasthan
A tethered bull
c. 1650-75
Opaque water colour on paper mounted on an album page
6.1 x 8.1in (15.6 x 20.6cm)
Acquired 1982
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The bull in this painting was probably kept at court.
The picture is based on the style set by Mansur, the famous animal artist
of Jahangir the fourth Great Mughul; it has the typical acute observation
shown by the Jahangir studios. It is appealingly realistic, although the
proportions are not accurate. The Brahmany bull (often called Shiva's
bull) is important to Hindus and is often kept at temples or in ruler's
courts.
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