Raja Ram Chand of Amber (r. 1667–88) Hunting Wild Boar

c. 1670

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber

Medium

Measurements

Miniature: 26 x 37.8 cm (10 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.169

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Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

The full moon with face evokes the dynasty’s name “Chand” or moon.

Description

A Rajput king on a nocturnal hunt points his rifle toward three boars standing amid faint tufts of grass. The raja and his two attendants sit concealed behind a hunting blind, and we see their figures through a thin white screen that blends with the mists and sands in the milky moonlight. The raja, dressed in a green jama (long belted tunic), eyes his quarry intently, nearly ready to fire a bullet, and his attendants anxiously observe.