Opium cultivation scene, Malwa
1862
Simpson, William
SSEA
Painting of opium cultivation in Malwa, a historical region of west-central India. A woman, wearing a skirt and blouse with a dupatta (long scarf) over her head, is seen harvesting opium under the spreading branches of a banyan tree. She is making cuts in the poppy heads, releasing the raw opium in the form of a sticky resin, which is then gathered. A farmer tends to his oxen on the left side.
- Maker/Artist
- Simpson, William
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- watercolour, painting
- Locations
- city: London
- Dimensions
- Height: 14 in Width: 20 in
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- 1134-1869
- Credit Line
- Purchased from Messrs Day and Son Ltd (London) in 1869
- Rights Statement
- arr
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