Meditating Ascetic

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Meditating Ascetic

Datec. 1730

Made inJaipur, India

MediumGouache and ink on buff paper

DimensionsImage: 9 1/8 × 6 1/4 in. (23.2 × 15.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by the Elizabeth S. and Marjorie G. Horning Asian Art Accessions Endowment, and Isla and Tommy Reckling

Object number2007.1857

Not on view

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Department

Asian Art

Object Type

PAINTING

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