A Chinese Serow (Capricornis milneedwardsi argyrochaetes)

ca. 1800

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 464

The naturalistic treatment of this Chinese Serow, a type of goat-antelope, follows the aesthetic approach Indian artists had taken since the seventeenth century to communicate the wonder of the natural world. The animal is exquisitely rendered in isolation from a context or setting, allowing the viewer to focus on the fine detail of the painting. ‘Company School’ paintings satisfied the British taste for documenting the natural world; this example was probably created in Calcutta, Bengal.

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Title: A Chinese Serow (Capricornis milneedwardsi argyrochaetes)
Date: ca. 1800
Geography: Attributed to India, probably Calcutta
Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Henrie Jo Barth, 2019
Object Number: 2019.119
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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