Unknown Maker, Indian

Opium Smokers

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indian

Culture

Indian

Title

Opium Smokers

Period

Mughal

Year

ca. 1660-1670

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: India

Dimensions

18.7 x 11.8 cm (7 3/8 x 4 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

81.209

Type

Exhibition History

Indian Art for the RISD Collection
Aug 23, 1985 – Mar 09, 1986

Label copy

Throughout the reign of the Mughal dynasty in India, holy men were a constant source of interest for the imperial artists. Sometimes a single Hindu sadhu or Muslim fagir was depicted conversing privately with the emperor while in other cases groups of holy men were portrayed in their rustic retreats. Here their spiritual journey is being hastened by a liberal use of opium and bhang (a cannabis-derived drink being strained in the center of the picture).

Islamic Art
A Survey
Oct 07, 1982 – Apr 24, 1983

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Indian
Opium Smokers, ca. 1660-1670
ink and light color on paper
18.7 x 11.8 cm (7 3/8 x 4 5/8 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 81.209

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