The Banyan tree | Banyan

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A woman riding a white ox; before her 2 women, a child, and 2 men, one carrying a tray with pots on his head; in the right foreground a man in orange robes hitched over his left arm, a stick in his right hand, and brown beads around his neck, standing in a stream by a fallen tree and pots.
A woman riding a white ox; before her 2 women, a child, and 2 men, one carrying a tray with pots on his head; in the right foreground a man in orange robes hitched over his left arm, a stick in his right hand, and brown beads around his neck, standing in a stream by a fallen tree and pots.

Item details

Curatorial comment:
Inscription: "The Banyan tree - it does not ascend but only sends pillars down to support their long elongated branches". The scene also shows a number of travellers, including a "Pandarum" or priest in the foreground. | Inscription: « L’arbre Banyan ne monte pas, mais fait descendre des piliers vers le bas à l’appui de ses branches allongées ». Au premier plan, des voyageurs, dont un « pandorum » ou prêtre.
Creator:
Symonds, Mary, 1772-? | 1772 à ?
Contributor:
The South Asia Collection, Norwich
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 21.0 x 31.5 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 21,0 x 31,5 cm
Date range:
1801-1808 | 1801 à 1808
Content description:
Title written by Mary Symonds and transcribed from the painting. | Titre apposé à la main par Mary Symonds et retranscrit du tableau.
Shelfmark:
The South Asia Collection NWHSA: PIC106.18
Rights:
Reproduced by permission of | Reproduit avec la permission du The SADACC Trust, Norwich
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