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Drawing of a Sloth Bear (fragment) by the Kota Master — VisualArtsDB

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Drawing of a Sloth Bear (fragment)

Drawing of a Sloth Bear (fragment)

Drawing of a Sloth Bear (fragment)

the Kota Master

1700–1732

Medium: Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions: 22 x 30.2 cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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The fragment depicts a large, grinning sloth bear in profile, approaching from the right. Its head is lowered and its front right paw is lifted up. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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