Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
What makes a place splendid? As the sun rises in Udaipur, gold-lined clouds of white, blue, and scarlet billow and swirl. White palaces, hills, and valleys stir to life. A resplendent king and his boon companions set out on the red ship of state, to hunt a tiger which has strayed dangerously close to his capital city. In the lotus-filled lake, smiling fish cavort. On its shores, women collect water, commoners wash clothes, herons pursue fish, and boars linger near ponds.
Immerse yourself in this world at dawn, through an ambient soundscape created by Amit Dutta exclusively for this exhibition.
A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur will be on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art from November 19, 2022 through May 14, 2023. For more information, visit: https://asia.si.edu/exhibition/a-splendid-land-paintings-from-royal-udaipur/
Video directed and edited by Amit Dutta. Animation by Vatsal.
Image: Sunrise in Udaipur, ca. 1722–23, Udaipur, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, The City Palace Museum, Udaipur, 2012.20.0015.
It's our centennial year! Join us and be part of #TheNext100. To learn more about the museum’s centennial celebrations, visit: https://asia.si.edu/centennial
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#SmithsonianAsianArt
What makes a place splendid? As the sun rises in Udaipur, gold-lined clouds of white, blue, and scarlet billow and swirl. White palaces, hills, and valleys stir to life. A resplendent king and his boon companions set out on the red ship of state, to hunt a tiger which has strayed dangerously close to his capital city. In the lotus-filled lake, smiling fish cavort. On its shores, women collect water, commoners wash clothes, herons pursue fish, and boars linger near ponds.
Immerse yourself in this world at dawn, through an ambient soundscape created by Amit Dutta exclusively for this exhibition.
A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur will be on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art from November 19, 2022 through May 14, 2023. For more information, visit: https://asia.si.edu/exhibition/a-splendid-land-paintings-from-royal-udaipur/
Video directed and edited by Amit Dutta. Animation by Vatsal.
Image: Sunrise in Udaipur, ca. 1722–23, Udaipur, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, The City Palace Museum, Udaipur, 2012.20.0015.
It's our centennial year! Join us and be part of #TheNext100. To learn more about the museum’s centennial celebrations, visit: https://asia.si.edu/centennial
https://asia.si.edu/
#SmithsonianAsianArt
