What would you call this ?

fernando · 6th November 2015, 05:23 PM

Can i call this a canvas ... a hand paint in a thin cloth ?
And where would this be from ... Indo Persia ?

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Robert · 6th November 2015, 06:19 PM

What kind of cloth is is, is it cotton or silk? If on cotton then it would be referred to as a painting on canvas, if silk then it would be referred to as a painting on silk. As to where it might be from, I could only guess that it might be Persian BWDIK.

Best,
Robert

fernando · 6th November 2015, 06:37 PM

It will have to be cotton; surely not silk ... but loosely woven; much thinner than the classic canvas we see in western paints.
So Persian it will be, thanks

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Battara · 7th November 2015, 06:26 AM

Well.......I was thinking Mughal India scene, late.

estcrh · 7th November 2015, 07:12 AM

The scene looks Indian to me and not Persian.

fernando · 7th November 2015, 01:00 PM

Thank you guys,
So if you don't mind Robert, India will now be

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José, i assume by late would be sometime in the 20th century ...

Robert · 7th November 2015, 02:52 PM

Not a problem Fernando. As I said before, it was only a guess.

estcrh · 7th November 2015, 04:04 PM

Fernando, here is a section from a Persian char-aina cuirass, you can see the difference in dress etc between the Indian scene from your image and the Persian ones.

fernando · 8th November 2015, 07:08 PM

Thank you for the example, estcrh.
I had meanwhile browsed on Indian tiger hunting scenes and my doubts were vanished.

6th November 2015, 05:23 PM	#1
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,637	What would you call this ? Can i call this a canvas ... a hand paint in a thin cloth ? And where would this be from ... Indo Persia ? . Attached Images

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estcrh Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,497	Fernando, here is a section from a Persian char-aina cuirass, you can see the difference in dress etc between the Indian scene from your image and the Persian ones. Attached Images

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6th November 2015, 06:19 PM	#2
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	What kind of cloth is is, is it cotton or silk? If on cotton then it would be referred to as a painting on canvas, if silk then it would be referred to as a painting on silk. As to where it might be from, I could only guess that it might be Persian BWDIK. Best, Robert

6th November 2015, 06:37 PM	#3
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,637	It will have to be cotton; surely not silk ... but loosely woven; much thinner than the classic canvas we see in western paints. So Persian it will be, thanks .

7th November 2015, 06:26 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	Well.......I was thinking Mughal India scene, late.

7th November 2015, 07:12 AM	#5
estcrh Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,497	The scene looks Indian to me and not Persian.

7th November 2015, 01:00 PM	#6
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,637	Thank you guys, So if you don't mind Robert, India will now be . José, i assume by late would be sometime in the 20th century ...

7th November 2015, 02:52 PM	#7
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Not a problem Fernando. As I said before, it was only a guess.

8th November 2015, 07:08 PM	#9
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,637	Thank you for the example, estcrh. I had meanwhile browsed on Indian tiger hunting scenes and my doubts were vanished.