A water-carrier. Artist(s): Zain al-'Abidin (fl. 1840s)
Scope & Content:
A water-carrier, pouring water from his skin into a bowl. Inscribed below: ‘Water Carrier;’ and ‘ Zain al-‘Abidin musavvir.’ Water-colour heightened with white; 143 by 117 mm.
A grass-cutter. Artist(s): Zain al-'Abidin (fl. 1840s)
Scope & Content:
A grass-cutter, bearing a load of grass on his head, with a rake over his shoulder and a cutting knife and a forked sticj in his other hand. Inscribed below: ‘Grasscutter;’ and ‘Zain al-‘Abidin’. Water-colour heightened with white; 146 by 116 mm.
A man ironing. Artist(s): Zain al-'Abidin (fl. 1840s)
Scope & Content:
A man ironing, a pot of coals and a tongs beside his table. Inscribed below in ink: ‘Washerman’, and in Urdu: ‘haqr Zain al-‘Abidin musavvir; istriwala dhobi’. Water-colour heightened with white; 146 by 116 mm.
A cook, holding a grid-iron and a spit-iron. Inscribed below: ‘Cook’; and ‘Zain al-‘Abidin musavvir; bavarci’. Water-colour heightened with white; 151 by 110 mm.