Group of Inebriated Ascetics
c. 1800
Asia: India, State of Rajasthan, Kishangarh
Not on View

Genre scenes, such as this group of inebriated male ascetics smoking hookah pipes, were popular subjects in Indian painting. Hindu holy men, or sadhus, were also known to imbibe an intoxicating drink made from a marijuana derivative, perhaps referenced here by the scattered cups and jugs. The turbans of the ascetics have loosened and begun to unravel, and most of the men appear to be asleep.

Details

  • Title: Group of Inebriated Ascetics
  • Date: c. 1800
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: image: 7-5/8 x 6-5/8 in. (19.4 x 16.8 cm); sheet: 8-3/4 x 7-5/8 in. (22.2 x 19.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Suneet and Alka Kapoor
  • Accession Number: P.2002.04
  • Copyright: © Norton Simon Museum

Object Information

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

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2004-04-02 to 2004-09-06

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum (2002-2008)

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2009-04-17 to 2009-08-31
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection, 2004, no. 78 pp. 11, 166-167

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