Elephant fight in a courtyard, Udaipur painting ca. 1670-1675

Multiple grey elephants with red and gold caparisons clash across a sandy courtyard while armed attendants in red and white run and fight around them. Figures on a balcony and at a red-walled gate watch from above, framed by a red border. The opaque watercolor and gold is painted on paper.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1670-1675

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

4000 × 3590 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art