An ear-cleaner, attending to a man's ear. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1825.
- Date:
- [1825?]
- Reference:
- 591183i
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Description
One work in a series showing trades and occupations of India. Another set with the same composition was commissioned by Col. James Skinner in 1825 (British Library MS Persian add. 27,255)
Publication/Creation
[Delhi], [1825?]
Physical description
1 painting : gouache painting, with pencil ; image 17.2 x 11.6 cm
Lettering
Kan̄-mad-wālā, a person whose employment it is to pick clean the ears (806)
Lettering in English and Arabic below the image
Reference
Wellcome Collection 591183i
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in “Ayurvedic Man: Encounters with Indian medicine” at Wellcome Collection, 16 November 2017 – 8 April 2018
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