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Kalamkari Hanging with Figures in an Architectural Setting, kalamkari, ca. 1640–50

Kalamkari Hanging with Figures in an Architectural Setting

Archival Details

  • Tradition: Kalamkari
  • Period: ca. 1640–50
  • Medium: Cotton; plain weave, mordant-painted and dyed, resist-dyed
  • Dimensions: Textile: L. 100 in. (254 cm)
    W. 78 in. (198.1 cm)
    Mount:
    L. 107 1/8 in. (272.1 cm)
    W. 85 in. (215.9 cm)
    D. 2 1/2 inches (6.4 kg)
    Weight: 208 lbs (94.3 kg)
  • Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Albert Blum, 1920
  • Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 20.79

Kalamkari is a hand-painted and block-printed cotton textile tradition from the Coromandel Coast of South India, using natural dyes applied with a pen (kalam) and mordant techniques. Surviving works range from temple hangings to export chintz, and the tradition is known for intricate narrative and floral motifs.

Artwork Details

Artist

Unknown (Kishangarh atelier)

Era

c. 1750 CE, Rajput

Medium

Opaque watercolour and gold on paper

File

7200 × 9600 px · TIFF · 412 MB

License

Royalty-free · Commercial use

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