Caption

Four women and a man, sketchbook page, Outside on uneven ground, a group of people is drawn. On the far left, on a slope, a woman is crouching with her eyes closed. She is wearing a Portuguese blouse with a V-neck and long sleeves (hatte), a long wrap skirt (redda), and a rolled-up cloth around her head. The woman next to her is standing slightly back, her feet hidden behind the slope. She too is wearing a wrap skirt tucked at the waist, a Portuguese blouse, and a rolled-up headscarf hanging down her shoulders. On her head is a water jug (kalaya). Between them is a sketchy outline of a woman seen from behind. On the right stands a man with his arms folded in front of his stomach. He wears a wide hip garment (veshti, lungi), tied in a South Indian manner (like a dhoti) and rolled up at the waist; a second long cloth (chadar) hangs over his shoulders. The woman crouching in front of him to the right wears a Portuguese blouse (hatte), and a rolled-up cloth around her head. Next to her on the ground stands an earthenware water jug (kalaya). Sheet 46 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets., draftsman (artist): Esaias Boursse, Sri Lanka, 1662, draftsman (artist), South Asia, materials by function, paper, ink, brush, brush in gray, height 148 mm x width 196 mm, 41D232, skirt (LUNGI), clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME), head-gear (with NAME), overseas history, Colombo, Period, 1662 - 1670, A grayscale drawing showing several people in loose, draped clothing and headwraps arranged across a plain background, with one standing figure carrying a large round vessel balanced on the head, a seated figure with a hand near the mouth and bare feet visible, another standing figure wrapped in a heavy cloak with arms crossed, and a crouching figure beside a large rounded jar, all rendered with detailed folds and shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Four women man sketchbook page Outside uneven ground group people drawn far left slope woman crouching eyes closed wearing Portuguese blouse V-neck long sleeves hatte long wrap skirt redda rolled-up cloth head woman next standing slightly back feet hidden too wrap skirt tucked waist rolled-up headscarf hanging down shoulders water jug kalaya them sketchy outline right stands arms folded front stomach wears wide hip garment veshti lungi tied South Indian manner dhoti rolled up second long cloth chadar hangs woman crouching right wears Next ground stands earthenware water jug Sheet 46 sketchbook 117 sheets draftsman artist Esaias Boursse Sri Lanka 1662 South Asia materials function paper ink brush gray height 148 mm x width 196 mm 41D232 skirt Lungi clothing upper part body Name head-gear overseas history Colombo Period 1662 - 1670 grayscale drawing showing several people loose draped clothing headwraps arranged across plain background standing figure carrying large round vessel balanced seated figure hand near mouth bare feet visible another standing figure wrapped heavy cloak arms crossed crouching figure beside large rounded jar rendered detailed folds shading