image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London | Licence: CC BY 4.0
image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London | Licence: CC BY 4.0

Fish.

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Additional Information

From the Collection

Description

Watercolour by Bhawani Das, 1783.
Fish 'Saniki', no. 20

Inscription: Bears number 20 in top left corner.

Lettering includes name of artist and local name for the fish ('Saniki') in Arabic script.

In the collection of Lady Impey, Calcutta ; Painted by [Bhawani Das], 1783.

Image Licence

CC BY 4.0

Image Credit

image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London

From the Watercolour World

Location

Bangladesh

Country

Bangladesh

Tags

fish

Tww Comment

Heteropneustes fossilis (or Asian stinging catfish or fossil cat) Shingi in bengali. Also found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, and Bhutan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fishes_in_Bangladesh)