Ajit Kumar Das
Jeevan Taru I (Tree of Life)

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Jeevan Taru I (Tree of Life)
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ArtistIndian, born 1957
CultureIndian
Titles
  • Jeevan Taru I (Tree of Life)
Date2020
MediumCotton, natural dyes, and mordants
Dimensions86 1/4 × 54 3/8 in. (219 × 138.1 cm)
Mount: 94 1/2 × 59 1/16 in. (240.1 × 150 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2023.119
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ProvenanceThe artist, Kolkata, India; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated in black at bottom right corner: Ajit Kumar Das. 20, [cursive]
Verso: [none]
Recto: Signed in black at bottom right corner: Ajit Kumar Das [cursive]
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