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Two colorful paintings. On left, two sitting figures are talking, additional figure stands to the right. On right, two bearded figures talk in front of an antelope.

A Gazelle with a Human Voice, Folio from a Sanskrit Storybook

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Artist
Unknown (Indian)
Title
A Gazelle with a Human Voice, Folio from a Sanskrit Storybook
Date
early 15th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
4 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Jane Werner Watson
Accession No.
1972.37
Geography
India

Related

Ca. 1970-71, lent by Jane Werner Watson (Santa Barbara, CA) to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 13 November 1972, gifted to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Indian Miniature Painting: The Collection of Earnest C. Watson & Jane Werner Watson." Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1971. no. 2
  • Vajracharya, Gautam V. "Watson Collection of Indian Miniatures at the Elvehjem Museum of Art." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002. no. 3

  • Courtship in Indian Miniatures from the Watson Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 11/10/2001–1/6/2002
  • Title unknown [50 Indian miniature paintings]: University of Wisconsin-Stout, 10/15/1974–11/1/1974
  • New Acquisitions from the Far East: Elvehjem Art Center, 11/5/1973–1/6/1974
  • Indian Miniature Painting: The Collection of Earnest C. and James Werner Watson: Elvehjem Art Center, 10/29/1971–1/2/1972

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