Ladies Watching a Cockfight
c. 1725
India: Rajasthan, Bundi School
Not on View

This picture offers a glimpse into private life in the zenana (ladies’ quarters) of a Rajput palace. Two elegant ladies and several maids while away the afternoon by conducting and watching a lively cockfight, a pastime most commonly favored by men.

Details

  • Title: Ladies Watching a Cockfight
  • Date: c. 1725
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper
  • Dimensions: image: 10-1/4 x 7-1/4 in (26 x 18.4 cm); sheet: 11-7/8 x 9 in. (30.2 x 22.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor
  • Accession Number: P.2001.13.5
  • Copyright: © Norton Simon Museum

Object Information

The Art of Play: Games and Amusements

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2001-08-03 to 2001-12-03

Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2004-04-02 to 2004-09-06
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection, 2004, no. 62 pp. 10-11, 134-135

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