Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम
Himachal State Museum, Shimla
Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या
GM-HSH-HP-1267676
Title/ Name of Object
वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम
Guru Nanak
Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म
Paintings - चित्रकारी
Dynasty /वंश
N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं
Period / तारीख/युग
N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं
Style / शैली
N.A. - उपलब्ध नहीं
Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र
Anandpur Sahib Panjab
Material / सामग्री
Paper - कागज़
Sub Material / उप.सामग्री
Thick hand made paper
Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है।
Reserve collection
State/UT
राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र
Himachal Pradesh
Measurement/Weight
माप/वजन
Length(cm) / लंबाई
12.3
Width(cm) / चौड़ाई
25.3
Height(cm) / ऊंचाई
Weight(gm) / भार
0.0
Diameter(cm) /व्यास
Thickness(cm)/मोटाई
Depth(cm) /गहराई
Description / विवरण
Description / विवरण
Miniature painting of Guru Nanak listening to the musician Mardana . Guru Nanak is crossed legged on a yellow carpet with floral patterns. He is holding a rosary in his right hand . He is clad in a mauve cloak with golden leaf like over all pattern, His golden cap has a feather find at the top. He seems to be absorbed in meditative thinking Mardana is playing on a rubah . He is wearing a gold pendant . His beard shows a few touches of grey . The sash around his waist has golden ends . The ground is plain light green . On the left of the architectural design a tree is painted with stylised foliage . Their is a small & narrow strip fo sky appearing behind the tree.
Identification Marks /
पहचान चिन्ह
Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र
Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था
Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण
The painting at the top left is very much damaged. There are cracks on the plain green ground. Most probably the painting was retouched at the time with dark brown trunk seems to have been added later.