Museums & Galleries - Squirrels In A Plane Tree Card

Master Artist Abul Hasan opaque watercolour print; Squirrels in a Plane Tree, with a hunter attempting to climb the tree. ca. 1605.

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Size: 172 x 125mm

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In the upper branches of a 'chenar’ tree a group of squirrels is gambolling, two of ten young ones looking out from a hole in the trunk to confront one of two adults.

In the foreground a barefooted man, dressed in two shades of brown with a fur-lined cap, is striving to climb the base of the tree.

The surrounding landscape with rocks is filled with animals and birds; four wild goats are in a glade on the right, and the outer branches of the tree shelter numerous species of birds.

The five~pointed leaves are in many cases turning yellow and orange; the gold sky has a narrow strip of blue at the top.

From the Exhibition Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire, British Library