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| 11/16/18 Elephant model in wedding finery |
Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India, is the Seattle Art Museum’s extraordinary exhibit spanning 500
years. In addition to paintings, the hundreds of pieces in the show include
furnishings, jewelry and armor previously displayed in the Marwar-Jodhpur palace.
Many of the paintings reminded me of a 2009 show at the Seattle Asian Art
Museum called Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur. Both exhibits required walking around with a magnifying
glass to view the tiny, exquisite details that looked like they were painted
with eyelashes. The brilliant color palette of intense red, gold, purple, green
and blue was dazzling!
I had only a short time to sketch right after the museum doors opened and before the crowds got too thick, but I couldn’t resist grabbing this quick capture
of a life-size elephant model. Dressed up in wedding procession finery, the
elephant had a painted face and was wearing gold earrings. A nearby video and photos
showed how elephants would be used ceremonially to transport members of the
wedding party.
Local friends: Don’t miss this exhibit! It’s at SAM through Jan.
21, 2019.
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