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Guru Gobind Singh Hunting (Faiz Printing Press, Victoria and Albert Museum, IM.2:21-1917)

Sikh Art

A woodcut on paper printed circa 1875 at the Faiz Printing Press near Akal Bunga, Amritsar, part of an edition of 2000 copies, showing Guru Gobind Singh hunting in the jungle. The print carries its own inscribed caption naming him directly. Held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under museum number IM.2:21-1917, given by Rudyard Kipling.

Facts
Classification
Object Type
Print (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1
Custody
Custody History
Given to the museum by the English writer Rudyard Kipling. 1
Medium (class)
Woodcut 1
Connections

Associated With

Amritsar, Cities

This source names Amritsar directly: "Faiz Printing Press near Akal Bunga, Amritsar, part of an edition of 2000 copies, showing Guru Gobind Singh hunting in the jungle."

Source Guru Gobind Singh Hunting, museum number IM.2:21-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Belongs to Tradition

Sikhism, Religions
Source Guru Gobind Singh Hunting, museum number IM.2:21-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Depicts

Guru Gobind Singh, Figures

The woodcut's own inscribed caption directly names Guru Gobind Singh hunting, matching the corroborating Wikipedia record confirming him as the tenth and last human Sikh Guru.

Source Guru Gobind Singh Hunting, museum number IM.2:21-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Additional Source Guru Gobind Singh (Wikipedia)

Originated In

Punjab, Regions
Source Victoria and Albert Museum Collections API: V&A object record O70864
Sources
1. Guru Gobind Singh Hunting, museum number IM.2:21-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Victoria and Albert Museumcatalogue record, medium/object-type description
Quote, catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A woodcut on paper printed circa 1875 at the Faiz Printing Press near Akal Bunga, Amritsar, part of an edition of 2000 copies, showing Guru Gobind Singh hunting in the jungle.
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Victoria and Albert Museum Collections API: V&A object record O70864
Victoria and Albert Museum Collections APIOriginated In: Punjab, placesOfOrigin
Quote, Originated In: Punjab, placesOfOrigin
"text": "Amritsar"
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Guru Gobind Singh (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDepicts: Guru Gobind Singh
Quote, Depicts: Guru Gobind Singh
was the tenth and last human Sikh Guru
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