India - Document - Four Annas - 1898
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Four Annas, a Farsi miniature titled Four Annas depicting a Rajput ceremonial procession in gouache and watercolour on antique Jaipur court-fee paper, dated c. 1898–1899 with a blue fiscal seal and Samvat 1955, originating from Jaipur, India, with a frame size 41.5 cm by 30 cm and document size 33.5 cm by 22 cm.
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Rajput Procession on Antique Jaipur Court Fee Paper (Four Annas), c. 1898/99
Description (short):
Vibrant Rajasthani miniature depicting a ceremonial procession with an elephant and attendants, painted on an original Jaipur Government court-fee document (“Four Annas”). The blue fiscal seal includes the Samvat date 1955 (c. 1898/1899 CE), with additional handwritten annotations in Urdu/Persian. A striking crossover between colonial-era bureaucracy and traditional Indian miniature painting.
Technique / materials: gouache / watercolour & ink on antique paper (court fee stamp paper).
Condition: aged paper with stains/toning; central punch hole within the seal; minor wear consistent with age.
Origin: Jaipur (Rajasthan), India.
Period: paper dated c. 1898/99; painting possibly later (traditional style).
Frame : 41,5cm height, 30cm width
Document : 33,5cm height, 22cm width
Rajput Procession on Antique Jaipur Court Fee Paper (Four Annas), c. 1898/99
Description (short):
Vibrant Rajasthani miniature depicting a ceremonial procession with an elephant and attendants, painted on an original Jaipur Government court-fee document (“Four Annas”). The blue fiscal seal includes the Samvat date 1955 (c. 1898/1899 CE), with additional handwritten annotations in Urdu/Persian. A striking crossover between colonial-era bureaucracy and traditional Indian miniature painting.
Technique / materials: gouache / watercolour & ink on antique paper (court fee stamp paper).
Condition: aged paper with stains/toning; central punch hole within the seal; minor wear consistent with age.
Origin: Jaipur (Rajasthan), India.
Period: paper dated c. 1898/99; painting possibly later (traditional style).
Frame : 41,5cm height, 30cm width
Document : 33,5cm height, 22cm width
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of Books
1
Author/ Illustrator
Unknown
Title
Four Annas
Condition
Fine
Year
1898
Language
Farsi
Original language
Yes
Country of Origin
India
Autographed by a famous person
No
Military Context
No
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